The micro-macro argument IS addressing the fossil record--to dismiss it, in the usual creationist manner: on the grounds that humans haven't been able to create goldfish from zebras in a lab, therefore, humans can only prove that micro-evolution happens. There is nothing new here, except yet another clever--a' la Behe and Dembski--blizzard of tech patter and obtuse mathematics to drive laymen away from discerning how threadbare the meat of the argument is.
Don't bother reading the book before you make your final verdict on the arguments. That will help ensure that people who don't already "get it" see you as a credible source. /sarcasm