This book is too small. The pictures are in color with high resolution. Since the book is small, there was obviously not much room to add anything of substance to FLW's philosophy of integrating fireplaces into his houses. I liked the idea of focusing on FLW fireplaces. It will take you about an hour to read thru it. I think the author created a series of FLW books this size with different topics. If you had the set, they might look good on a small shelf as an academic accessory.