Cross-posted from the other thread - perhaps the book itself is best discussed here:
My copy arrived this evening. I've been eagerly browsing through and reading sections of key interest as they caught my eye. Systematic reading starts tomorrow. I've seen enough to know that this book is HUGELY important. It has tremendous coverage, real technical depth, and the added bonus of chapters on Bridge, DNG and Metadata. The layout and print job are very, very good. Congratulations Jeff, and would that we could congratulate Bruce as well. I'm sure he's smiling on it from up there.