Hey guys.. im pretty new to the whole "3d modeling" world. I''d really liek to learn 3d studio max.. ive played aroudn with it a bit but not too in depth. Iwas wondering if anybody knows of some good tutorials that start teh the basics and go up sequentially or a good book that does the same? Thanks!

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/tutorialsmax.asp , try the 2nd, 3rd and 4th to start with
The 2nd is quite a nice and varied tut, and while its not always such a good idea to swap techniques so often if you can avoid it, its teaches you most of the popular techniques.
The third is a nice one, teaches a lot of practical methods and I don''t find it so "messily" put together.
The fourth is a fairly good tut for doing game models.
The site also has some more advanced tutorials lower down the page that I find are also good.

Doesn''t 3d studio max come with tutorials?