'Road Rat's Tips - The musician's guide to keeping comfortable, safe, sane and employed on the road' is as informative as it is hilarious. Drawing on 20 years as a professional musician, author Pete Cook gives an exclusive backstage look at the perils and pitfalls of life as a journeyman. In the real world, being able to play well doesn't necessarily guarantee you'll get work as a musician - in fact, playing well is only half the story. Road Rat's Tips deals with the other half. A valuable read for music students, semi-pro musicians and seasoned pro's alike, the book is packed with good advice and contains hundreds of tips. It works equally well as a cover-to-cover-read, something to be dipped into or, indeed, as a quick reference guide. Road Rat's Tips also provides a hilarious insider's look at the 'glamour' of the music business from the journeyman professional's viewpoint.

Transitioning to the Cirrus SR22? New to the Garmin G1000, or Cirrus Perspective avionics? Don't know which button to push, or which screen to use? This book can help. It takes you step-by-step through the checklists and procedures for flying the turbo-normalized SR22, VFR, with full use of the autopilot. Take advantage of Pete Cook's nine years of instructing Air Force student pilots. This manual is unique in that it provides full-color photos, illustrations, and screenshots for every step of the normal checklists - preflight, engine start, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, landing, and shutdown. It is the ideal book for anyone learning to fly this airplane, or even just looking to buy.