very good middle ground book- By: P. SACRE, 16 Aug 2006 I have the first & second editions of this book & will definitely buy the third, sure that the standard will be maintained. So the review below refers to the first two.
What it saysin the preface is true: this book strikes the middle ground between "no equation" particle physics overviews (like Gordon Kane's "Particle Garden" - excellent) & the full monty (e.g. Peskin or even Weinberg's trilogy). You get a very good glimpse of backstage while still not going too muchin the details. Frankly particle physics is quite fascinating for outsiders (I am an engineer), & this book fills a niche for those who want to go a bit deeper but not too deep. Excellent.
