While one could quibble with the tattoo studios selected and amount of space he devotes to each, the book is an ambitious undertaking. Indeed, McCabe sets out on a Herculean task, one that few could accopmplish. In this, his book is far superior to other such survey books in that his book is not superficial. It is a testment to his success that McCabe's book will appeal to those who know virtually nothing about tattoo studios in the New York area and those already intimately familiar with the tattoo community. Given this, I would highly recommend this book for a very wide an audience--those who have tattoos, those that are interested in tattoos, and even those who simply want to look at photographs od tattoos. McCabe is to be applauded for writing a first rate book and I look forward to more such studies in the future.