If you want to repair bridges, make a chastity belt or simply want to learn something about welding, then this is the book you should purchase. Modern Welding is well organized and profusely illustrated. There is a wealth of detail in this book which should satisfy everyone from the professional welder to the backyard craftman.
I was seized by an irrational desire to do some welding. I wanted a "how to" book that would explain how to do cutting and welding safely. Modern Welding explains every step in the welding process in a clear and concise manner. There are many illustrations which further clarify the text. For those readers with a professional bent, there are chapters on print reading, inspectioin, setting up a shop and getting and holding a job.
I purchased some used oxyactylene equipment and shortly after the book arrived from Amazon Books, I was making sparks fly in the back yard. I thoroughly recommend this clearly written and beautifully illustrated book.