Simon & Schuster's Guide To Bonsai, by Gianfrancy Giorgi, Soft Cover, 255 pages, more than 100 full-color photos of 150 species. Edited by Victoria Jahn at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Not only the basics of bonsai, but a lot of horticultural information on specific varieties of trees. This one is so good we include it as a part of the beginner bonsai kits we sell here at the studio.