If you are referring to this book, chances are you have been required to do so by the University of Southampton as part of your academic program. There is absolutely NO use for this book. Its absolutely ambiguous. I'm not even sure if the author knew where he was heading with his writing. It seems as he just writes and sees where it takes him!
The only reason University of Southampton promotes this book is since the author was a Professor at the University. At the time of writing, Google scholar had 5 citations on this book. FIVE - That's how useless this book is.
