Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Almost completely useless

This book got off to a good start- I already know a bit of C++, so I didn't need a lot on variables and classes and the like, but a true beginner would. However, I quickly realized that this was a LOUSY BOOK. It talks about dialogues, fonts, etc., but gives information on NO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF ANY! For instance, it doesn't tell me how to pop up a new dialogue box, or get the status of a form, or ANYTHING! Frustrating and overall, LOUSY. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!