The Essential Welder: Gas Tungsten Metal Arc Welding

I'm going to a welding class at the college near my residence. I found this book to be very usfull and complete.

"The Essential Welder" is an excellent publication for the beginning to advanced welding student who wants to know what is happening at the molecular level during the GTAW and GMAW process. Can be used and understood by the average layman who has basic a understanding of the metal's physical properties up through college level engineering courses.

This does do a decent job of covering the basics of tig welding as has good info in it if you have never done it before but it really, needs to be updated! Poor illustrations and print quality and lacking depth of knowledge and current information.