Papervision3D Essentials is a book about a powerful real-time 3D engine for Flash. It serves as a comprehensive guide for beginners as well as an invaluable reference for Papervision3D developers. The book is readable and source code examples are easy to follow. After reading any reader should be able to build her own applications using Papervision3D from scratch. It took me only three evenings to build my new 3D ePortfolio web page based on Papervision3D. I had no idea it would be so simple to achieve. There are configuration details descriptions for different IDEs at the beginning of the book, so it does not matter if the reader uses Flash IDE, Flex Builder or Flash Builder. Concised summaries at the end of every chapter helps the reader to repeat and remeber the most important things covered in the chapter. Examples and demos are practical. This book is really a real time saver. I definitely recommend this book.