Well, given all the cruiser books out there, I cannot recommend this work is being very insightful or offering much that is new. A rather typical compendium, but not one for people who are looking in the why questions.
There were far too many photos (50%) of cruisers on one page continuing on to the next page necessitating turning of page and loss of photo/ship continuity. There was no consideration given to photo lay-out. I found this to be very annoying.