I was disappointed with the Poser 4 Handbook. It seems like it was put out in a rush because there is very little insight in it. There's a whole lot of pages dedicated to pictures the author created by maxing out various dials to make bizarre characters that you would never use. Anyone can sit there and spin the morph dials and make goofy faces. Also a lot of emphasis on how other apps might work with Poser so there are lots of references to examples you don't have access to. There's some useful info buried in the muck but not worth the $50, in my opinion. www.vtco.com has a tutorial CD on Poser, which I found to be useful. Bloomsday