Opinion: I'm very much not a fan of popular Jewish books that print the body in English and the footnotes in Hebrew.
On one hand, I appreciate the position that someone who can't read the Hebrew footnotes isn't in a position to double-check or judge the author. At the same time, I see this attitude more reflects an appeal to the author's authority rather than a desire to educate.
Furthermore, I've found that when religious figures target an audience knowing they cannot or will not double-check the sources in the original, it is much easier for them to engage in all sorts of intellectual dishonesty.
Even w/books completely written in English this can be an issue. I used to tell my shul to look at the footnotes and pay attention to who was being quoted when. Citing the exact same sources consistently (or differently selectively) would often yield a *very* different book
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