This is useful as one prepares for the stockholders meeting, for example. Chapter 8 of the handbook goes through great lengths to discuss details, even pointing to some questions that shareholders may which to ask. The items raised in chapter 4 on choosing a stockbroker and the due diligence issues in chapter 3 will certainly be of value.
All of the above materials are not exactly basic fare for someone just starting out from being a saver to a would-be investor. This is why the information in chapters 1 (Invest Intelligently) and 2 (Know Your Duties, Responsibilities, and Rights as a Shareholder) matter because they provide for the transition that one needs to take for the succeeding chapters.