I've been looking at some books but I've never actually went through them but here's a list of books those books that had some good reviews and ratings on Amazon.com & others: -Learning Autodesk Maya 2009: Foundation (mentioned in previous post above) -Learning Autodesk Maya 2009: The Special Effects Guide by Autodesk Maya Press -Learning Autodesk Maya 2009: Modeling & Animation by Autodesk Maya Press -The Game Artist's Guide to Maya by Michael McKinley -The Game Animation Guide to Maya by Michael McKinley These had good reviews: -Advanced Maya Texturing and Lighting by Lee Lanier -Maya Professional Tips and Techniques by Lee Lanier -An Essental Introduction to MAYA Character Rigging with DVD by Cheryl Cabrera - Body Language: Advanced 3d Character Rigging by Eric Allen & Murdock -Mental Ray for Maya, 3ds Max, XSI: a 3d Artist's Guide to Rendering by Boaz Livny -Maya Visual Effects: The Innovator's Guide by Erick Keller -The art of Maya - An Introduction to 3d Computer Graphics by Autodesk Maya Press -Maya Techniques: Hyper-Real Creature Creation by Alias Learning tools -Maya Secret of the Pros by John Kundert-Gibbs, Dariush Derakhshami What do you guys think of these?