In defence of the Charles River Media Graphics series, I do have one of their series (Lightwave 6.5/7.0 project handbook) that I actually have gotten alot out of and has really done a good job of introducing me to the program. However, it is by Patrick Beck, not Mr. Mortier. In the back of the book is an offer to join a graphics resource club which includes 39 online pdf tutorials anually for LW, Poser, Bryce, Carrara, Illustrator, plus one free book a year and was considering it until I read that it was affiliated with Mr. Mortier. He apparantly does a monthly newsletter and I was fearful that the tutorials also may have been done by him so I am steering clear. (already was burned by one of his awful "works".) So as Charles River Media may be making money from uninformed victims purchasing Mortiers books, it is also costing them money through "guilt by association".