[Coco] OT: Funny dedication in technical book.

wdg3rd at comcast.net wdg3rd at comcast.net
Thu Jul 19 13:38:48 EDT 2007




 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jim Cox" <jimcox at miba51.com>
> I've been going through my technical library and came 
> across a book entitled "Ones and Zeros" by John R. Gregg.
> 
> It's a pretty good book on Boolean algebra and digital 
> logic, but the one thing I remember about the book was the 
> dedication from the author to his significant other:
> 
> "To Susan, without whom this book would have been finished 
> a lot sooner."
> 
> That can be taken in several ways :)

I've seen similar dedications in a number of novels (mostly science fiction, well, that's most of what I read for relaxation), but they usually refer to an offspring rather than a spouse or partner.
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