As the former COO of a company which makes embedded computers, and currently the Global Director of Marketing for Computers, Peripherals, Networking & Communications for one of the largest service organizations in the world, I can assure readers that the Y2K problem has the potential for a dramatic, disastrous impact on Americans. Most of us have heard the wakeup calls and have heeded them to one degree or another, and have planned to prepare to avoid significant problems due to Y2K-caused disruptions. Happily, most of us are not so blithely unconcerned as to dismiss the Y2K issue entirely (as are some of the reviewers of this book).
To that end, I was very pleased to pick up a copy of "3 Steps to Y2K Readiness for the Home and Family," by Don Sabatini. I've read a few texts on the Y2K problem as it affects the typical family, and in my mind, this book stands above the rest. It focuses on the problem, gives us the a concise understanding of it and makes complete recommendations; all in a clean, easy-to-understand fashion. He reduces complex issues into layman's language probably better than any other author I've read.
You owe it to yourself and your family to prepare for potential Y2K-related problems. This book is perhaps the best means of addressing those problems.