This is a good book as well as the Italian version.  In fact both books are almost the same, except the phrases and a few cultural notes.

This books has lots of good vocabulary as well as fun facts and info.  There is no grammar and no drills, which takes a bit of the pressure off, if there were any at all.  It also has lots of cool pictures and illustrations.

I would also say it is more directed towards younger people and kids, but I think it's also good for adults to look at too.  The only major critizism I have is the phonetic representation for the French Language.  I know it's hard, being that it's French and all, but they were off by a good bit and it took some linguistic background for me to get it close to correct.

Other than that, it is a good book and I would recommend it.