First of all, I don't own this book. I just have the pdf version of it. All I can say to who is planning to buy it: stay away from this book if you are over 16. In my opinion this book is intended for teens who are giving the first steps on modeling and animation for games with the 3ds Max package.
I'm an experienced 3D modeler and animator. If you are like me, or if you are at least an intermediate 3D modeler/animator and would like to brake into the game art industry, go buy the book '3ds Max Modeling for Games: Insider's Guide to Game Character, Vehicle, and Environment Modeling by Andrew Gahan'. This one I bought from amazon.com and, in my opinion, is a 5 stars book.
However, if your are all about learning modeling and animation for games with 3ds Max, then give it a try on 3ds Max Modeling for Games courses at Game Institute ([..]). They are more expensive than books, but they're much more complete and worth your money!
Cheers,
Christiano