The book I refer to most is Organic Gardening by Geoffrey Hamilton, old but not out of date, and full of useful information. I have some ‘expert’ books, but for some reason I just find they are not very useful when it comes to actually doing gardening. I recently ordered Organic Gardening by Charles. I have read the first few chapters, and I think it will be very useful, I get the impression it is written by someone with a lot of experience, so the information is based on what actually works. It is also well organised (like Hamilton’s book), and not too wordy.
Why do you need an entire book on composting? The one thing I would like is a guide to making a hot composter i.e. a composter with some insulation to keep the temperature high. I once had a heap about 4 foot high by 8 foot wide, and it got very hot inside. But my 900L bin does not get hot in the cooler months. I wonder if strapping insulation around a dalek would do the job?