Interesting. Can you provide more details please. Why do you recommend this book? What sets it a part from other books? What's the best thing you like about? What is your own background (skills, education)? Only asking to make a buying decision given the price.
I have been thinking about picking this one up for a while, do you think it would be helpful for learning ML in general, or should I start somewhere else?
It's definitely a very niche book; I would definitely focus on statistics and Bayesian methods before delving into genetic algorithms for evolving neural networks.