Well written, good photos and fresh information. If any of you do not take Aquarium Fish Magazine, get this issue as it is a classic. I bought the book and agree with a good share of what Kevin Osborne says. However, IMO he misses the most obvious point on why people fail with plants.
Most starter setups have a small air pump.
These things are deadly to plants because they drive off the necessary CO2. If Kevin would have talked about that his book would have been more valuable. He says nothing either way about air pumps or using air venturi on power heads. Re big tanks. I finally got my dream of two big tanks.