I had high hopes of this book - in the Basics range. Unfortunately, although the author is no doubt very knowledgeable about PICS, his presentation seems muddled and very difficult to follow. I have read 4 chapters so far, and I do not feel I understand anything more about using a PIC than when I started. The tables and diagrams are too small to be read easily, often the text around then does not refer to the picture.
Concepts are mentioned and then left. Code is typed and not explained step by step, instructions are explained assuming a much higher level of knowledge or experience than a reader starting out could possibly have.
What a shame!