Unfortunately, none of the excellence of that book is reflected in this book. It is not that the authors don't know what they are talking about. The first two chapters of the book are the most useful for someone wanting an introduction to searching and content on the Web. Here the basics of Boolean are described, and comparisons are made to commercial online services and other types of resources familiar to librarians. Chapter Two is an attempt to define the types of things you will find on the Internet and provide a guide for tracking down what you want.
Several chapters seem to be an attempt to talk about the latest buzzwords.
Chapter Four is bots and agents. However, none of the chapters gives enough detail to really be useful. The rest of the book covers various search engines, directories, and virtual libraries. The coverage of sources is certainly not extensive, and the descriptions of individual resources often leave a lot to be desired. For some, there is not much more than a screen shot of the Web page, and nearly the same description that appears on the resource's homepage.