Gosh! I forgot to mention the most important thing:
I would have never even considered taking that course if i did not know PhRing & MMing were there to help me.
I even finished the course not knowing what IT meant! Novice, i was beyond novice. But i stated clearly & found immediately info that i needed. I used Personal Genius & PhR that large book for about a 7-10 days until i felt comfortable. Honestly, after PhRing it about 5 times, i began to just feel like i could learn it.
There was a smaller book, but we did not get that book till the end of the course. It was helpful, but i had already learned what i needed to learn.
I'm not sure i'd ever want to put myself in that position again. It was unnerving even though it was successful. But, if i was in college........WOW....what fun.