I'm a teaching assistant at the university level who's teaching a couple beginning guitar classes with around 10 students each. I was hoping for a book that would appeal to players who are looking for a well rounded approach to learning the guitar. This book was disappointing to the point where I almost want to apologize to the students who bought this book. Granted it's cheap, but this book has nothing that was popular in the last 20 years, which is ridiculous since it claims to be a 21st century guitar method book. It uses beginner folk song melodies that don't excite anyone, half-chords (I'm a firm believer in teaching students the full beginning chords with the exception of F), and it's explanation of blues and power chords is lacking.
What I do like about it is that it utilizes both guitar tabs and standard notation without tab, it includes chords and teacher accompaniment, and that there are a variety of concepts touched on (albeit nothing too in depth).
If you're looking for a cheap resource for the basics, this will do, which is why I didn't give it one star. But it's far from modern and it's explanation on chords and styles could be improved. Plus, it's short so it won't help players for very long. It lasted my class just 5 weeks, and I won't make them buy the second volume.