From the back cover: "No more searching through stacks of books and magazines to find out what you need to know. The Player's Handbook puts it all at your fingertips, including: All recommended character classes - Fighters, Paladins, Rangers, Magic-Users, etc. Character Races - Dwarves, Elves, Gnomes, Half-Orcs, Humans, etc. Character level statistics Equipment lists with costs Spell listings by level and descriptions of effects (including many new spells) As a Dungeon Adventurer or a Dungeon Master, you will find the contents of this book to be what you have been waiting for. All useful material is now compiled under one cover, especially for players!"