content: This author has over 20 different books. I have read afew and found them to be consistant in quality, that being low, very low. I find it hard to believe that mortimer is an expert in all these programs (after effects, lightwave, 3d max, poser, bryce, ect.)but it is realistic to assume that he mediocre on all of them. Spend your money on a professional who uses the product every day, rather then on some guy who opened up the program the day before his book was due to the publisher.