The Big Book of HR was featured in SHRM's Books in Brief. 

"An introduction to basic HR touches on how the HR professional can add value to an organization and adds two current topics—how HR is adapting to globalization and how technology affects HR.  ... Readers can find assistance in five broad areas—selecting and assimilating new employees, employee engagement and retention, total rewards, employee development, and employee relations. For topics such as employee rights, compensation and benefits, the authors include sections solely on legal requirements, with explanations of relevant laws in layman’s terms."

The complete review can be found at http://www.shrm.org/publications/hrmagazine/books/Pages/default.aspx