Boy am I confused

As I sit hear reading this book Urban America by John McDonald(the book I was supposed to read) and trying to determine the usefulness of it I couldn't. I don't know how useful this book would be because I don't know what I'm looking for. Until I know the way our project is going to shape up I don't know if it is useful. The informatation is great and the book is informative but I do not know if we can use it. A full report will be up on by Friday :)