[seanmcdirmid]

The semicolons only work for short sentence fragment bucket points; the last points are a bit long for semi colons. It is generally started by a colon (you will learn: not what you will learn), and the last semicolon should include an "and.' They should have just used complete sentences for each point here with periods rather than semicolons.

I agree that the leading text doesn't provide me with much confidence, but I'm not in the market for such a book. It might be useful for those grasping at something to get started, but free sources are available...or one could invest in a well used writing style guide (my advisor suggested this approach, it didn't work for me).