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Title: Not nearly enough information for a beginner
Review: This is basically just a picture book with captions. It will familiarize you with different styles and concepts, but does not provide any useful "tips" as the title suggests, nor does it provide any information which I would consider essential to learning bonsai, so much as just understanding what it is and what it looks like. I bought this book as a beginner and having read it, am no more informed than I was before.The information available for free on the internet is far more in-depth and useful than this book. I'm leaving it at two stars because the pictures really are great and show a wide range of design options. I will keep the book to use those as a reference, even though the book does little if anything to explain how to accomplish those designs.
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