I'm a professional potter, who's also a pottery teacher for Technique Ceramics, Scottsdale Az. "Pottery on the Wheel" is by far the best book that I've found for teaching wheel-thrown pottery. Ms. Woody covers a wide range of pottery techniques, from centering clay, making bowls, plates, lids, cylinders, pulled handles, and more. This book is also filled with wonderful photographs of each step. Ms. Woody slices each clay project in half to show the correct position of the potter's hands while forming the pot. This is the book that I credit my success as a potter to, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is really serious about learning pottery on the wheel! Buy it, you will not regret it!