It's a lovely book!!!
The main (and best, IMO) part of it is a guide to the many varieties of squash, listing them by family and within that by name, Latin name, size, weight, colour, fibre, date of introduction (to the US), best use and seed source (again US though). Each squash is pictured in fabulous, BIG colour photos. It's quite a 'coffee table' book, in that sense.
There are also sections on how to grow (mainly organic), harvesting, hand pollination and seed saving. There are a few recipes at the end but not too many and they do look useful and not things I'd seen before.
My only gripe is that it's an American book and very much written for the American market (using 'we' and 'us' to meet US gardeners, not necessarily anyone else and referring to American folklore and practices).
That said, I'm delighted with it and feel it will be very useful, as well as pretty to look at. I need to go and buy some more squash seeds now...
