This is absolutely right--in fact the purpose of the 'Guides are to show one or two paths up that initial hill that can appear so daunting from a distance. I r

This is absolutely right--in fact the purpose of the 'Guides are to show one or two paths up that initial hill that can appear so daunting from a distance. I recommend Stevens's books every chance I get. They are excellent. I doubt I could do a better job than he did for that particular target audience. My stuff, I try to wedge in between "utter beginner" and "Stevens". And that's fine for me, since I get stoked over the initial rush of "holy crap--look what this can do!" while Stevens is more "ok, now that you're on board, let's get some serious learning going."