[braveheart1723]

This is the greatest resource on animation I've found

By Richard Williams

http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/

[Tloewald]

It's a great and practical book, but I'd say it serves a different role than Illusion of Life. I take it from one of the other replies that it's fallen out of print :-(

[Kiro]

So you would say it's worth the price? ($959.50)

[jacobolus]

For a professional animator (including e.g. video game graphics/physics programmers), absolutely. For someone who makes a career doing user interface works, it’s a bit harder to say.

At some point there was a large portion of it on YouTube but I think it’s been (quite rightly) taken down as copyright violation.

Anyway, the parts I watched were really really good.

[Htsthbjig]

Obviously it depends on what you do for a living.

If you are an animation pro, $1000 could be even cheap if you earn way more money thanks to it.

[braveheart1723]

Sorry, a friend got me the book and videos so had no idea how expensive they were... Guess I have just found out I have a good friend :)

here are some excerpts from the videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbtbbdA4kUM&list=PL1A1FEDA47...

also the book is also amazing

http://www.amazon.com/The-Animators-Survival-Kit-Principles/...

and only $30

if you need any excerpts or advice on this stuff, tweet me @jonathanmatthey happy to help :D