First and foremost, this edition is absolutely gorgeous! One of my top 5 highest quality tomes I have. Just incredible craftsmanship. When it comes to the contents of the book, the author puts out the ideas and concepts. He leaves enough for you to connect the dots, so to speak, and understand what point he is making. He wants you to fill in the blanks he has left. When you fill in the spaces, you understand the subject more than if he just flat out explained it all to you. Incredibly well done work.