Very disappointing. I was expecting to read the stories associated with the "credos," maybe how they started, or why they were false. I've read and enjoyed books about "urban legends" before. But this book was just a categorized listing of things that are not true, in the format of "That writers smoke pipes, wear tweed jackets, and work four and one-half hours a day." Terribly annoying, especially as, even though the generalization may not be true, there could be writers who smoke pipes, wear tweed jackets, and work four and one-half hours a day. A few of their "credos" do have some explanation, and there is a short chapter on urban legends in the back, but overall, not worth it. ( )