What do you think of the use of BS as part of the title of a textbook?

Others already are
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=No+bullshit+guide&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&crid=28PCO7BIL26F1&sprefix=no+bullshit+guide+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C121&ref=nb_sb_noss

Ever since Dan Gookin started the For Dummies thing people have realized what a great selling point that kind of title is.

Its plain Bullshit!!

I prefer not to use profanity on the title of a book or art displayed in a street window or on t-shirts, but if it is a book for high schools and college level I think it probably is attractive to teenagers. I am not completely against it, because it makes it a little fun, but also probably makes it difficult for teachers to recommend it.

I’m not thrilled with the choice. But if it were a good textbook, and I were choosing for my class, I’d overlook it. It’s not that it’s objectionable…just seems unprofessional.

Only slightly more vulgar than Sabine Hossenfelder’s Science without the gobbledygook, which is a channel you should absolutely subscribe to.

@ragingloli Thank you for that link. She is very good!

@ragingloli – Sabine is excellent. I also really like Anton Petrov’s channel and Joe Scott. The three of them do a great job talking science issues.

I don’t like it. It’s a marketing gimmick designed to make the book stand out but it works. I would probably pick the book up to see what he means by no BS.

Even though it is university level, I don’t like it, myself.

I don’t care for it.

When I first saw the page on the site, I thought that it seemed like a really good idea. I think it makes sense for difficult (imo) subjects like physics and linear algebra. But then I scrolled down and saw how silly some of the other topics were. I think it’s a real reach to use it for subjects like depression and women’s self-defense, and very badly used for using every day inspirations and creating miracles. Those are just silly and are riding coat tails.