As an avid reader, I love a book when it adds to my knowledge of a particular subject and that I can imbue something from it in my own treatment of the issue at hand. On reading Mapping the Markets, I was suitably impressed by the authors' grasp and lucid explanation of economic and technical analysis and business cycles.
The book is essentially spread over four parts - Tools for mapping the markets, Long-term cyclical drivers, Downward phases of the cycle and Taking market bearings. This is followed by the authors' conclusion. They give their sound take on how the markets are likely to behave based on technical analysis and fundamental analysis, with the latter taking a broader approach to asset pricing.