A solid introduction to game programming that's about 10 years out of date at the time of this review, welcome to the Red Queen's race. There's already a 3rd edition that's about 5 years newer, get that one.
Also based on the timing of the previous editions, the 4th edition will be out soon.
Also so far as art is concerned, it's an abstract asset, so this book is not for the artist creating game artwork.