Of the three international cookbooks I've read recently, this one is the best by far. The ad copy for it says it includes over 400 recipes; and with six Braille volumes containing over 1100 pages, that's definitely true. Kudos to Horizons for the Blind, who transcribed the book. First, they used smaller paper (8.5 X 11) which makes the volumes easier to handle, even if each volume was almost bursting at the bindings because of the number of pages in it! Second, they included both the indexes by region/country and by recipe title, making it easy to find things. Third, the Braille was beautiful--almost no errors, and the ones that did slip through may have been in the print, because most of them were just a failure to capitalize a letter at the beginning of a sentence in parentheses.
Then, there were the recipes. Welsh Rarebit; Yorkshire Pudding; Thousand Leaves Torte; Little Salzburger; Mu Shu Pork; Apple Charlotte ... Each recipe was preceded by a short paragraph that discussed its origin. Often, these introductory paragraphs included suggestions on what to serve the dish with.
Aside from the recipes, the book contained many do-ahead tips and helpful sections on proper food storage, choosing produce, how to cut various types of meat and fish, and interesting commentaries on a wide variety of ingredients.
This book is perfect for cooks of any skill level. Beginners won't be intimidated since there are easy-to-follow directions for every recipe; and experts won't be disappointed, since there are plenty of challenging culinary feats awaiting their skill (that Thousand Leaves Torte, for instance).
If I could only have one cookbook in my house, this would be it. I know I've probably said that before, but with the sheer variety of flavors and styles contained in this book, it has surpassed all others.