This is an excellent book for early students of Psychoanalysis. Everything important and of value is in here, all Freud's major topics and theories plus sections written by Anna Freud. I loved how concise it was and its jammed with all his most relevent works such as "Three essays on sexuality", " The Id , Ego & Superego" and " The psychopathology of everyday life". It's like a one-stop condensed version of the 24 volumes of standard edition. If your not sure what Freud book to buy this is a sure winner for familiarizing oneself with his theories.