I have a few "Survival Guides", not because I'm an explorer or outdoorsman, I just think they're interesting. I picked this one up for the content, not the art. Although the art is impressive, I found the information in "The Art Of Shen Ku" a little to New Age for my tastes. Lots of things I really wanted to dig deeper into are barely mentioned and other stuff I have no interest in were covered in detail over several pages. I personally don't believe in the holistic and other herbal solutions to life's problems, but apparently Zeek does. Sorry, I know 95% of the reviews are glowing and 5 stars, but I just didn't find it that interesting or helpful.