I have taken a number of Ellen Gottesdiener's courses. They were all the best of the professional short courses I've taken. I received some first class student materials with the courses -- but they filled several large binders. Now I can have it all in one book! From the V-Model for validating requirements to the Event Table that is the starting points for the various models, this book is comprehensive. Moreover, Ellen introduces a number of highly useful modeling techniques without betting bogged down in the details of the UML. The best part about the Memory Jogger is that it is not "chatty" like so many textbooks. It has exactly what I need and no fluff.
(I'm writing this review based on the "pocket-size" edition that I purchased earlier. Being over 39 and therefore eligible for reading glasses, I am returning it to get the larger print "desktop" edition.)