Not being Curtis Roads I'm not sure exactly *how* this thanks me but I appreciate the gesture :¬). I don't think you'll regret that buy, it's the kind of book that'll be with you for years as a reference and source of inspiration.
I read the first few pages on Google's Preview that you sent, and it's a bomb. Immediately requested a friend in the US to ship one to me. I guess I'm riding a hunch that the applications of granular synthesis will not be limited to 'music'.