Question: The Elemental Encyclopedia Of 5000 Spells, Is it reliable Options

I just got a copy of The Elemental Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells and was wondering if it is reliable.
Link:http://www.amazon.com/Element-Encyclopedia-5000-Spells-Reference/dp/0007164653

I'm a complete beginner with magick (been browsing the forums for information) and was wondering if this is a good book to practice out of and get a feel for magick. What other books might you guys/girls recommend for a beginner (i've heard good things about Modern Magick)?

I have this book, for a beginner I wouldn't recommend it necessarily because the author’ s recipes and spells rely and were influenced heavily by Herman Slater, who is known in the occult community as a huge fake.

He even announced that he concocted his oil recipes out of thin air with no basis on known truth, for example a cursing spell that contains lavender and rose (two herbs which have no possible cursing attributes).

For a non-beginner it’s a neat book because one would be able to fish through the bull shit. She also has a spell that includes a square from the Abramelin, that sleeping with it written on your chest will allow you to fly during the night.

Supposedly she tested and verified all the spells in her book, yeah right. Anyways it does contain some good myths and historical knowledge.