A huge amount of materiel with many tables for determining backgrounds and 3 pages of sample backgrounds. I really like the graverobber background for an npc.

I purchased mainly with the idea of creating quick backgrounds for npc's, but they are ideal for players as well.

As the author of the Guide to Designing Background Features (found on the Paizo and GitP forums), I highly recommend this book.

The background features are well written, provide solid narrative power to your character, and are balanced with the PHB. They are universal, written with minimal fluff so you can put the feature into nearly any background you want. If you don't know which one to pick, there are randomized tables for you to roll on, with guidelines for narrowing the field if you just want a specific type but still want a random feature.

The personality traits and character flaws are organized by skill; quite novel! And each provides a randomized table with a quality that can be used as either the trait or the flaw (or both!).

Plus, there are lots of premade examples if you dont want to design your own (this is where most of the background fluff is).

All in all, a well written and well designed product. 5/5 Stars!