Anybody else make mistakes?

i try really hard to read my "joy of cooking" cookbook properly and thoroughly while i cook something. the way it is written makes it hard for me to keep my head and cook the food without making too many mistakes. i just "ruined" some risotto because of one little error between 2 word i read or misread.... i HATE that....anyone else think Joy of Cooking is good, but hard to read?!! augh!