Originally Posted by Roody

I almost never find that one person is "the great guru who knows everything." Most teachers and writers are good on one or two subjects and that's all.

I would read Einstein if I wanted information about relativity theory, but I'd look elsewhere for an apple pie recipe. But just because Einstein can't make pie, I'm not going to say he's stupid about physics too. It's intellectually immature to believe that when a writer disappoints you in one subject, you must shun him in other topics.

I would read Forester for vehicular cycling--he really is best on that narrow topic. But evidently, according to you, he doesn't know much about automobiles and urban sprawl. For that subject, you might want to check out Kunstler or Crawford.