Excellent book for beginners. Well written. Simple and to the point. Easy to understand.I am learning calligraphy and have looked at a number of books on the subject. This book is almost perfect. She gives you so much more than alphabets: key exercises to do before you start the alphabets, typical beginner's problems (most of which I have experienced!), practice pages you can reproduce. This is a wonderful book that every calligraphy student should have. If you can only have one, this is it.