If you don't know a lot about stored procedures, this book is not for you. It is a really small book (only about 200 pages). The explanations of the code is not very understandable. After learning more about stored procedures from other books like the "programming with SQL Server 2000 (I think it is a Microsoft book, sorry I couldn't give more info about the book), and "SQL Server 2000 Stored Procedure & XML" (ISBN: 0-07-222896-2), the best use I can find for this book is quick reference book.It lacks the depth to completely cover stored procedures for a person that is learning.