I have always had a problem trying to find good information tropical bonsais. I first started in this area a few years ago when I was living in New England, so the mainstream books worked fine, as I kept only a couple of junipers, acers and elms. I have since moved to Brazil, and not only the more common bonsai trees are rare (for the most part they're imported and, oh boy! very expensive!), but they also don`t always adapt well to the climate here. I have always thought that it'd make much more sense to train some native species and other tropical/subtropical plants that are best suited for the harshness of the Brazilian heat and humidity. But good bonsai literature on such species has always been rare. That's precisely when Paul Lesniewicz`s outstanding book came to the rescue. I have over a dozen bonsai guides and his is the only book I feel comfortable writing such a positive review. If you are looking for info on the bougainvillea (buganvile or maravilha in Portuguese), eugenia myrtifolia and eugenia uniflora (jambo and pitangua), all different ficus types, jacaranda', myrciaria cauliflora (the famous Brazilian jaboticaba! I suggest all bonsai enthusiast to try training one, it has some beautiful natural shapes that can be nicely enhanced- look for naturally dwarved trees among the normally taller types in nurseries; fruits are dark and cherry-shaped, growing directly on the trunk; the sabara' type has elegant curves and there's this cool hybrid that blossoms all year round); psidium guajava (guava, or goiaba in Portuguese; try growing a close wild relative called araca' that produces smaller fruits), etc. If you are considering growing tropical trees as bonsais, this book can be a great hand.