Comment by cvwright

I find that most nonfiction books follow a common structure:

* 1st third of the book: Lays out the basic ideas, gives several examples

* 2nd third of the book: More examples that repeat the themes from the 1st part

* 3rd third of the book: ??? I usually give up at this point

I sometimes wish that more books were like "The Mom Test" - just long enough to say what they need, even if that makes for a short book.