Is there much difference between these 2 books by F.Reif?

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Hey all!
I was hoping if you could make some suggestions regarding the following:

I am thinking of buying "Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics" by F.Reif, as it is the recommended book for Statistical Mechanics in my department, where I am doing M.Sc in Physics.
But I already have "Statistical Physics: Berkeley Physics Course in SI Units (Volume - 5)" by F.Reif.
So, my question is there: Is there a substantial difference between the coverage/level-of-coverage between these two books; or are they more less the same? Should I consider buying "Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics" by F.Reif?

Thanks!
 
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Unfortunately, he usually has more to say than you want to listen to; crucial points are often obscured by protracted discussion and excessive mathematical manipulation. You sort of need to read between the lines to extract the important stuff, but that shouldn't be a problem if you have a good prof. And to Reif's credit, it has a lot of neat problems.
here is something written about the "Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics".

As I only used the Berkeley Physics Course Text and read "Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics" only once in library, it seems more advanced.Also Berkeley Physics Course is an Introductory Text.