[.uk] 3ds Max 9 Essential Training (ISBN 1596713097)

Good foundation on the basics:
I was pleasantly surprised by this DVD. You cover a lot of ground fast and there are good examples that make it more fun than reading dry documehtation. If you want to learn the foundation of modeling in 3ds Max, get this. It will give you a good start. Also, you seasoned people can get something too. We may forget what some tools do from lack of use or not knowing about them. This DVD is complete in giving you plenty to do without boring you.