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Title: Frustrating! There are better choices.
Review: This book seemed to be exactly what I wanted: 1200 pages of concentrated information about Windows Forms in C#. Unfortunately, it disappointed me by covering basics for pages and pages (like drawing circles) without getting to anything a developer can actually include in a professional application. Key topics weren't covered: data binding, MDI interfaces, real custom controls, etc. etc. etc. Afterwards, I stumbled across a much better book (although a little short): User Interfaces in C# (Macdonald), which has great ideas for implementing all these sorts of things. There are also some books dedicated just to GDI+ (I think Wrox has one) which would be better if you are looking for just that material.
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