This book is a nice tribute to the late Chelyabinsk (Russia) grandmaster, Igor Kurnosov, who was killed by a car in 2013 at the age of 28. Kurnosov, who was born in 1985, became a GM in 2003 and was making gradual progress to elite ranks, reaching a peak rating of 2680 and rated 2662 at the time of his tragic death. (He was a pedestrian crossing the street early in the morning when he was hit by an inexperienced driver.) His style was definitely crowd-pleasing, generally sporting an aggressive 1.e4 repertoire with the white pieces and the Sicilian, King's Indian, and especially the Gruenfeld with Black.
He wasn't just a strong player, but a liked and respected colleague, which accounts for the breadth of the book's contributors. Eight players are listed as the compilers and editors of the work, and still more players were involved in annotating the games. Some of the annotators were friends of his, some his victims in the games (often the player fell under both categories), and their respect for him as a person and a competitor is evident.
Interspersed between the games are biographical interludes (mostly but not only detailing the progress of his career) and both in and out of the games themselves are many small anecdotes. He really comes across as a player who was beloved by his peers. (A little surprisingly, as he looks extremely serious in the book's many pictures, many of them not of him at the chess board.)
Anyhow, the reader will get a good sense of the man and his career, though I think the book might have been improved with a slightly heavier editorial hand. One Sosonko-like chapter would have improved the book, I think: better one extended reflection than a couple of dozen snippets.
The heart of the book is in the games, and both the games and the notes are impressive. The games are almost all lively and entertaining, as both Kurnosov's style and repertoire were extremely aggressive. They make for excellent study material, in part because Kurnosov as a "mere" mid-to-high 2600 player generally flew under the radar. The notes (mostly by GMs, some of whom have are or have been rated over 2700) are very good too.
It's a pity he's not better-known in the west, because I think that club players - strong club players in particular - would really enjoy this book, and benefit from it too, if they use it for solitaire chess or Think Like a Grandmaster exercises. Recommended, and available here.