Before soldering components together on a breadboard, replicate the handbook's schematic in a modern, free SPICE simulator (like LTspice or Falstad). This lets you test the circuit virtually and tweak component values for optimal performance.
Many copies of this book floating around forums were scanned in 2004 on terrible flatbed scanners. They are grayscale blobs where resistor bands look like zebras. is a 300d to 600dpi black-and-white (or clear grayscale) scan where every trace, pad, and component label is legible. and component label is legible.