I like this current edition, being in the manual transmission field they are accurate, up-to-date as they can be for a student with out over doing the information. The students that do enter the transmission rebuild shops will have a good understanding. The overall quality and accuracy of the artwork and photographs in the text are very good. I feel the author did well in explaining many of the more complex attributes of manual transmissions. Job sheets are perfect for walking students through new tasks. Jack Erjavec has become a fixture in the automotive textbook publishing world. He has decades of experience as a technician, educator, author, and editor, and has authored or co-authored more than 30 automotive textbooks and training manuals. Erjavec holds a master's degree in vocational and technical education from Ohio State University, and he spent twenty years at Columbus State Community College as an instructor and administrator. A long-time affiliate of the North American Council of Automotive Teachers, he also served as executive vice-president for the organization and spent several years on its board of directors. Erjavec is also associated with ATMC, SAE, ASA, ATRA, AERA, and other automotive professional associations.