Stocks for Beginners is for beginners only. 
This quick read guidbook is designed to give the beginner a basic idea of how to get involved in online trading. It covers the basic steps for starting an online trading account and some of the basic terminoligy and concepts to online trading.
If you've never done online trading before, but have a desire to learn a little more and want the basic tools to get started, this book is for you.
 
what it won't do:
Teach how to be a succesful trader.
Teach you succesful trading strategies.
Teach you how to diversify your trading account.
Give you indepth technics for technical analysis.
 
What it WILL do:
Give you a step-by-step guide to opening a trading account.
Give you easy to understand explanations of common trading terminoligy.
Explain the different types of trading you can do.
Help you understand a common sense approach to trading online.
Teach you a few fundamental trading concepts.
 
If you are already involved in online trading, I would suggest getting Vol. 2 (coming out soon) to get a more in-depth study of stock trading technics.