Nonequilibrium Problems in Many-Particle Systems Book

As of writing this review, I have taken 11 physics classes in college, and read through 8 physics textbooks. Equilibrium Thermodynamics is my ninth, and the only college physics textbook that I have truly disliked so far in my academic career. The reasons for my dislike of the book are as follows:
1) I don't like Adkins' ancient and often confusing conventions and notations. Of course, unwieldy convention is not a good enough reason to dislike a physics textbook; and as a student of physics, I am flexible and knowledgeable enough to work with different conventions. My real qualm would be that
2) there seems to be very little derivation. As a textbook meant for junior and seniors, it makes sense to not go into derivations that students have already encountered before, but Adkins takes it much further than this. He routinely introduces concepts throughout the chapters without the physics or theory behind it - i.e., no derivations. He then sets up problems in the back of the book that are essentially themed at blindly applying mathematical formulas. This is an unsatisfying approach for those that want to learn physics, and his lack of explanatory detail is frustrating.