Take this for what it's worth but Ed Miller states in the introduction that this is not a book for beginners and I must agree. This book is, IMHO, superb but you must have an understanding of the game first.
Enjoy the read and keep in mind that your varience will tend to go up
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Its worth it though!
I would read Internet Texas Holdem and/or Lee Jones and be comfortable with it before I read SSH.