Always be sure, then, that you are making sense in the first place and the rules of algebra will then take care of you. If you're not making sense to begin with, then nothing can take care of you, algebra least of all.

Ha!

I happen to love algebra, so this book was a good reminder of that. It is however a book about very basic algebra, so while it might provide clear, useful help for young students, it's not much more than a reminder for the rest of us. Though, as I said, a reminder of love as much as method...