The book is quite decent.
El-Hewie is a goofy bastard, though.
What I like is the whole "foreign" feel of the book. It's written and edited by those who speak English as a second or third language, and there are some unintentionally hilarious typos.
Nutrition is a bit dated.
I'd say it's worth being in the library of anyone who wants an Olympic lifting reference.
I'd say:
The Weightlifting Encyclopedia by Dreschler
The Tommy Kono OL book
then maybe El Hewie's book
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