Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: I don't know if I'd call it "essential."

Granted, this is a book on human resources, a naturally mundane subject, but my GOD! It is so much more boring than I could have ever anticipated. I'm only a few chapters in, but the thought of returning to this text week after week, throughout the semester, kind of makes me want to shove bamboo splinters under my fingernails. There aren't a lot of textbooks out there on HR for nonprofits and public service orgs though, so...thanks?