Fifteen pocket-size (5.25x8<">) paperbound books, available individually or as a complete set, present the basics about the restaurant business. Each is subtitled, 365 Insider Secrets Revealed! which describes the content. Arranged in broad subject categories, bold-face "secrets" are each explained in a paragraph or so of text. Each book is indexed, but there are no bibliographies or references. In volume number order, the books cover: site location (v.1); buying & selling a restaurant business (for maximum profit) (v.2); marketing & advertising; controlling operating costs; promotion & publicity; controlling costs of food; of labor; of liquor, wine, & beverages; building profits; waiter & waitress training; bar & beverage operation; catering; menus; design; and increasing sales. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)