I got Bryce 4 from a friend who wanted to do more with 3dsmax (after sending me a few show-offs about the modeling I have never seen a render from him again)

Then I got the opportunity to buy Bryce5 at a site for studentssoftware...
So I have a boxed version with manual and I bought a secondhandversion of the Kitchen cook book..(the disk was missing)..

The manuals are not always easy to use...after a certain point they assume that you know where all the buttons are....
I love onlinetutorials......they are easier to use...and most of the time in simple language (because for some of us english is our second,third etc language)
and what is more important : they have PICTURES....lol....fantastic screenshots...!!!!

If I want to know something I usually search the forums.....tuts.....and than maybe the manuals...I do not ask very often...I like to find out myself..