I have been a mushroom hunter for many years and have taken courses on hunting edible mushrooms. This book does not have adequate descriptions of edible vs poisonous lookalikes. One could easily become dead, or at least deathly ill, if this book is your only source of information in the field. Also, it is mainly geared for European hunters. When I realized it was not for me I was thinking of giving it to Goodwill, but then thought it was too dangerous to be in the hands of a novice, so out it went in the garbage.
On the positive side, it does have some good recipes.