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You have all the same rules in the little book as in the big one.

However, if you are completely new to the 40K universe then I would suggest getting the big book at some point as it will give you a good feel for all the races, lots of pictures of battlefields and terrain, etc. The little rulebook is much handier to carry and use while playing though.