Both Protein Power and Protein Power Lifeplan have a similar format. At the end of every single chapter is a summary, titled "The Bottom Line". You'd be doing yourself a big favour to at least read those summaries. Use a highlighting marker to emphasize important points, which you may wish to go back through the chapter at a later time to read more in depth.
In the first book, you will also want to read chapter 5, "Putting It All Together". Of course, you'll need to figure out your lean body mass in order to calculate how much protein you need
The charts are in the book. The sample menus are helpful too. And the food lists.
In the second book, in addition to the chapter summaries, you'll want to read chapters 13, 14 and 15. There you'll find the nitty gritty of the PPLP program.
Note that PPLP is slightly higher in carbs .. 40g per day, as opposed to 30g per day in the first book. Note also that it's 30g
after you've subtracted fiber content, and is called Effective Carb Count (ECC), which means you get to have more carbs as long as you choose high fiber. This is thoroughly explained in both books, in the chapters I mentioned
hth,
Doreen