I have the book. You have to download the CD files from Thomson's Course Technology web site, but you can do almost all of the exercises without them. The CD files are mainly the default P6 male. It is a good beginner's book, but not an in-depth manual, so if you're already acquainted with Poser 4-5-6, save your money for something else. Strange terminology abounds: as an example, wacros - which are Poser Python scripts. Also - all screenshots are in a washed-out greyscale - no color illustrations at all, not even a gallery. -scara