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A little dry from time to time but its a Linux Cert book, what do you expect?
A good read, general knowledge any competent Linux sysadmin should have handy, or at least nearby.
LPIC is vendor neutral, and the book reflects it having you set up Debian and Red Hat.
MCSE grads seeking credibility can run VMWare on their Windows boxes to get through the labs and obtain a real cert.

Having gone thru the first few chapters, I get the feeling that the book is very focussed on the exams it tries to get you thru, and is pretty to-the-point in arrangement of topics.

Also the study guides and sample questions make it helpful in getting a grip on what the exam would feel like, for someone giving the LPI exams the first time (and hopefully the last time too).

Unlike Rute's Linux user tutorial which also caters to LPI exma sbut is more focussed toward learning Linux first and passing exams second, this book is more focussed towards passing exam more than the full internals of Linux.
Having both books by your side is of course the best thing.

This book is useful for reviewing and/or referencing but do not believe this book will get you past exam 101.
First, it does not stress rpm package installation; commands and options/switches. This book puts the latter with exam 102; WRONG!
Second, it does not provide all the detailed information required to pass, such as scenarios and X installation.
Finally, I suggest studying from the lpic website's detailed objective list.
Good luck everyone....Slackware rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!