Homebrew PCBs

Question about what books on PCBs are recommended:

Forget the books, I bought Build your own Printed Circuit Boards by 
Al Williams from TAB and IMO it is plain junk, value of a half 
rotten, old and undersized brick. It gives you no more information 
than available free on the web. $28 down the drain.

I doubt the author made a simple PCB in his life.

It's a joke if you follow his methods of heat transfer and photo 
imaging. Save your money, buy a radio shack kit, try your forst one 
and show us a picture.  Mike