I just got finished reading Volume 2, I felt it would have more useful information than Volume 1, so I bought it first and allowed my friend to buy Volume 1 today. I am very impressed with Volume 2 and the surplus of information it holds. I recommend this book to anyone who prefers to play sng's and MTT over cash games. A lot of the examples he uses are from shorthanded play in SNG's or otherwise. Volume 2 is shorthanded play and endgame play, something you see very often for SNGs.