I bought this book, CD & DVD for my daughter and only wished I'd have been able to buy it for myself when I was her age! I'd have saved myself years of "pain for no gain" fumbling about in the musical dark.
This guitar method is a whole package. It includes an excellent, well-laid out and planned book and an accompanying DVD with a very laid back teacher. Each chapter of the book has an accompanying DVD track that illustrates the issues being raised in the book. So, what you don't get from the words is reinforced by the teacher. Brilliant!. However, the code in the book, that you also receive, allows you into the members' section of the excellent website that accompanies the course and there you will find all kinds of downloadable goodies (such as backing tracks tailored to your level, a guitar tuner, etc).
Basically, if you don't learn to be a competent guitarist with this set, you don't want to do it enough!
Get into "The Rock House Method" and get rocking!