I bought this book after looking at several in the store. My main reason was this was the only book I've found that covers the basics of posing from individuals to whole families. It covers a lot of material in a short amount of space. The text itself is not too in depth. Its more like an outline with specific points and ample pictures. Its well organized, individuals, standing, seated, ground, couples, families, groups etc. In each case he pay special attention to the difference between posing men and women.
Most of the techniques are covered by starting with a not so good pose and then working up to a great pose and then going from the great pose to variations. I found this very useful and informative because as he works through the "adjustments" to the good pose he doesn't just say, move this here, here and here but covers why we want to move from where we are to where we are going. He points out not only the elements that make a good pose but WHY the bad poses are bad. He tends to do this quickly and without going into too much detail, but with the accompanying pictures if you pay attention you see there is a lot of information in there on what makes poses good and bad without giving a dry list. I'm not an expert (I don't know what I don't know) but he seems to have covered all the basics. Using what you learn here will give you a good foundation upon which to build.
I found it best to read a section though to get an idea of where its going and then go back and re-read and take notes.
So the pros of this book are that it covers a lot of material in a very short, efficient manner. The pictures are good and demonstrate what he is talking about. Its not too dry or technical, it flows well. Its more comprehensive than most books for its size and topic.
The Cons are few as long as you understand that the scope of the book is not the end all be all guide to every posing situation. It's a starter. Two minor picks I had were that the text flow and the picture flow didn't always match up. You'd have text referring to pictures on another page. Also all the models he used were atonomically perfect for the most part and not "Real" people that most of us photograph. But those really don't detract too much from the material. My main wish was that it was longer and more in depth but there is enough there to keep me busy for hours of study and practice.
If your looking to get better at posing for most occasions and your not already very knowledgeable on the subject this is a great book.