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Hello Steven, All this book talk has got me wondering. I had ordered a book earlier in the year for 3DS and found it too easy. I'm looking for a book that gets away from procedures that are covered in the Tutorials and Ref Man. I was wondering whether your book is considered a starter or an advanced? Do you go into nitty gritty details? I really want to find out how 3DS works ("Inside 3D Studio" _sounds_ like it's what I'm looking for). How does the renderer work? How are shadows calculated? Not the mathimatical equations, but just a detailed theoretical evaluation. Does you book cover this stuff? And more? If so, put me in line for a copy – I'll buy it the minute you have it available. James