I've been shooting with a digital camera for almost four years, and I bought this book a year or so ago after reading a review that highlighted a couple of pointers I had never previously considered. The one in particular that caught my interest was using a pair of polarized sunglasses in front of a point-and-shoot camera lens when a proper polarizing filter isn't available. It's obvious in retrospect, but it's a good technique to have in your bag of tricks. Story's pocket guide contains some other useful techniques, as well as a bunch of useful rules of thumb for amateur photographers. It's written clearly and aimed at beginners, and I think it's successful in its aim: providing a useful reference you can stash in your camera bag. There's a second edition available (in color) that appears to be an improvement over the first.