Coherent-Mode Representations in Optics Book

What a slog! And where was the mirror as a mirror? It seems as if the author skimmed a few books to get some information about mirrors in history, summarized his findings in a sentence or two, then rubbed his hands in glee when he could finally settle in on Telescopes. If you like to read about grinding glass and focal points and parabolas then you might like this book; if your interest in the history of mirrors and its influence on life and people and perceptions, then you need to find another book that more closely follows the jacket summary (which actually devoted more text to the human impact of mirrors than did the book itself). A livelier writing style might have rescued the text a little but it's hard to get away from the fact that "Mirror Mirror" is mistitled and misleading and, for me anyway, a miserable read.