If you really want a book they, they're coming out with newer it appears in May and July: [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Unreal-Technology-Introduction-Design/dp/0672329913/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234314711&sr=8-2]Mastering Unreal Technology Volume I: Introduction to Level Design [/ame]…
Hey Joe i got this book with some package deal with another book afew years ago. id say what the others have said. Its useful for the basics and discovering what certain things mean etc , but its out of date by a long shot now for Unreal 3. You have no material shaders so getting textures working is a diffrent process…
I'd have to recommend the collectors edition as well, sitting down to watch the videos that come with it will get you a pretty firm grasp on the tool-set they distribute with the UT3 game. The UDN is great until you get into the more technical stuff and then it's all restricted to the licensees. But it should at least be…