Mornin' WeeWilly
I think I may have the first book.
I can't think of anything significant about it.
If you have the chance to stop in A BBQGalore store ,or even a major bookstore,you can get most of what you need out of most of these books by flipping the pages IMO
Your public library probably has many of the books in it's system.
There are some books out there that are interesting reads,but not really cookbooks.
The group above has listed those books that stand out among the crowd.
Ray Lampe aka drbbq just had his new book's intro party.
He cooks on a lot of different cookers,cooks with a lot of good cooks,cooks all areas of the country.
I have not seen it,but he has shared recipes and techniques on the bbq forums and in his cooking classes for years.
The forum and Smokin' Okie's columns are the best books I've seen.
CrisA,over at the virtual bullet,would be the next best read I've seen.
Many of the other's are grilling books.
Steve Raichlen and the Weber company have pretty comprehensive ones.
This is the accepted authority on sausage.
http://www.sausagemaker.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=413&HS=1
Bruce Aidell has a pretty good sausage book.