Well, I've finished the first two sections (intro chapters and room chapters) plus a couple of the tutorials. The intro & room chapters didn't do anything for me. Don't know if that's because they didn't have much, or if I'm just not as much of a beginner as I thought I was. In any case, the tutorials I've read so far (SubD modelling, Bones/skinning, and particles) have all be tremendous resources. I think the SubD tutorial alone is worth the price of the book.