Although this book is a manual, the author explains his philosophy throughout and opposes the social pressure to live strong.

Since the book was intended to be a manual, the author did not spend too much space on discussing the reasons and philosophy behind suicide, although he does rhetorically pose the question "Why must one live?".

This 198-page book provides explicit descriptions and analysis on a wide range of suicide methods such as overdosing, hanging, jumping and carbon monoxide poisoning.

The book provides matter-of-fact assessment of each method in terms of the pain it causes, effort of preparation required, the appearance of the body and lethality.

This second book somewhat helped shift the public attention to the various reasons some people commit suicide, and the controversy died down eventually.