For a "fifth edition", I expected a technically more competant
exploration of geneological sources worldwide, rather than a book which devotes pages covering such
material as spam email addresses, emoticons (i.e. "smileys"), and a lot of material which covers Web
surfing basics. I would have liked to have seen more "meat" on how to get the most out of the online
sources listed in the book.

Much of my ancestry of British + European origin, and again I was
disappointed by the relative lack of information on the wealth of online info sources in this area
that are available. The American-centric approach is a good one if your family has been in the
States for several generations, but unless you're a native American, chances are good you have roots
elsewhere.

Save your money, read the reviews here, and find a book that will better serve you in
your geneological search.

I didn't find anything in this book that hasn't been
covered by the major genealogy web sites.

My advice - save your money unless you are a complete
novice at this genealogy game.

Would proabably make a good present for someone who was thinking
about tracing their family tree.