Didn't intend to be so close to the deadline, but here we are.<br /><br />A great read about a great idea (MWA). See no reason for these countries not to unite in an EU-type situation as described in the book.<br /><br />The text was excellent in content and rather "clean" editorially, so the changes are minimal and only as needed.<br /><br />I made some notes (in no particular order) as I went along.<br /><br />This is a great book. Thank you.<br /><br />
<p>Notes</p>
<p>1. Serial comma is only used for lists of four or more items.</p>
<p>2. Currencies are capitalized: Dollar, Rupee, etc.; don&rsquo;t need USD if using $xxx.</p>
<p>3. Minor edits in the citations (used the edit source function).</p>
<p>4. Spell out one to nine, then 10, 11&hellip;.</p>
<p>5. Did not alter tables, except to occasionally align figures.</p>
<p>6. Lowercase &ldquo;member states&rdquo;</p>
<p>7. Update the ToC to reflect some minor edits to titles/subtitles.</p>
<p>8. Use of &ldquo;th&rdquo; as in 7<sup>th</sup> century. Used the superscript form throughout the text.</p>
<p>9. Use BC and AD (no periods).</p>
<p>10. Prophet (capitalize)</p>
<p>11. Capitalize Dynasty</p>
<p>12. Confirm page numbers in Table of Contents</p>
<p>13. Acronyms should be spelled out but some repetition is necessary.</p>
<p>14. % not percent</p>
<p>15. Healthcare (one word)</p>
<p>16. Just a side note. The pictures in the text are wonderful.</p>
<p>17. &ldquo;as well as&rdquo; is overused</p>
<p>18. You&rsquo;ll note the insertion of many paragraph breaks. These help the readers follow along.</p>
<p>19. Acronyms. The usual style it to spell out at first reference, but on a document this size, I submit that spelling out a first reference in each section is preferable and that appears to be the case.</p>
<p>20. Seem like the back-half of this text has been previously edited. Just minor changes now.</p>
<p>21. Blocks vs. Blocs. The latter has been used for economic groups.</p>
<p>22. Spacing could be an issue. After all changes are made and the ToC updated. The text need a scroll through to check section and chapter breaks.</p>
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