This excellent guide provides basic instruction for the development of mindfulness -- the development of beneficial qualities, such as Compassion, Lovingkindness, and Wisdom. These authors are wonderful teachers, and this book will be the best present you can buy for yourself or for someone you care for.
I was looking for an introduction to Vipassana and practice, and this provided that, although it assumes a lot of prior knowledge/experience on the part of the reader. It was written at the request of Steve and Rosemary Weissman's students, so I think that explains it.
Also, it is clear from the cover and the text that Steve and Rosemary Weissman co-authored this text.