This is the same Ed from the "Ask Ed" grow tips column of High Times magazine. The book is an excellent overview of all aspects of cultivation of this sacred and beneficial plant, from choosing seeds to harvesting: lighting, nutrients, soil, harvest/manicuring and storage. Each chapter handles a different step, so you read it as you go through the process over several months. Or you can always do what I did: read it all as soon as you get it! My copy is the "revised" Indoor/Greenhouse edition, which was first printed in 1985: I'm sure the later editions would only be better, as Ed is always "in the field," advancing the cause of freedom and happiness!