Some books of this type are inspiring in a general kind of way but don't actually tell you HOW to do wax resist, or whatever.Other books may commit the opposite error-they are SO full of "how to"s, and heat-guns and fusibles and all sorts of things a beginner like me has never heard of, they become disheartening.This book is great because it doesn't presume prior knowledge but explains step-by-step- and without patronizing-various techniques. It is also illustrated. For me,the most inspiring bit of it is looking at pages from other people's diaries. And there are sections on different kinds of dairy, too-art journal, gardening journal, travel record, and so on.