This not just another Poser 5 post. I have read two of his books, the Poser 4 Handbook and 3D Comic Design. Both of them are a waste of paper and a waste of money. His Poser 4 Handbook is just a redress of the Poser 4 Manual, but worse. His examples are freakish and vague. Any information is buried and hard to find. I am not the only one with this opinion. At Amazon.com, his reviews are commonly in the toliet. This person does not know how to use Poser or how any of us use Poser. He seems to live in his own world. I can not believe that he was able to write another Poser book let along get a copy of Poser 5. He has writen books on several different 3d graphic programs. So far, all of those books have received mainly bad reviews from people. I can't believe that he is able to keep writing these horrible books. The only reason that he is able to write book is that people buy his books. That must stop. I call to everybody to NOT BUY any of his books including his upcoming Poser 5/Pro Pack book. This is the only way to get rid of him writing Poser books. If you need help with Poser, there is a lot of information here at Renderosity and other Poser forums. There are tutorials and forum posts that are 100 times better than any of Shamms' books. There is a Poser book that does get good reviews. It is called Poser 4 Pro Pack f/x & Design. It is writen by Richard H. Schrand, Steve Cooper, and Chad Smith. Steve Cooper and Chad Smith are involved with Poser itself. They know what they are doing, Shamms Mortier obvious does not know what he is doing. Again DO NOT BUY ANY BOOKS by Shamms Mortier. You will save money.