Lessons Learned serves as an amazing training tool for first year RAs. Covering topics ranging from tips on how to build a healthy community, to how to handle various safety and security scenarios, this book provides clear explanations in a simple and easy to read format. Each chapter serves as a stand alone story written from the viewpoint of a different RA handling a situation. This makes it easier to skip around for the reader if needed. Although all stories are written by Foubert, it is easy to be swept away by the different character personalities and the type of institution they come from. Each chapter starts with an introduction from the RA and describes who they are and what their institution/students are like, they then set the scene and describe a scenario where they didn't handle a situation well. The story then continues with "Getting some advice" from their supervisor or mentor and how they fixed the problem. The final part of each chapter summarizes the "Lessons Learned", provides "Discussion Questions", "Available Resources" (books/websites) and any "Additional Tips" on handling the given situation. Although written in 2007 (second edition written in 2013), the topics described in this book are still just as relevant today as they were a decade ago. We decided to use the first edition simply because it was cheaper for staff members to buy in bulk for an RA class or for individual RAs to purchase at a cheaper rate for themselves. Especially with the discussion questions at the end, this serves as a great resource for summer reading assignments, RA class presentations or a tool to review when creating RA training sessions. We would highly recommend this novel and would encourage Foubert to publish a "Lessons Learned" version for New Professionals and Mid-Level Staff in a similar format.