Yes I forgot about the Gleim books...they are OK but the books are bland... it's like reading the stock reports in the newspaper (feels like it too). The Jeppesen book is a great resource, especially if want to go on to your Commercial license . The downside to the jepp book is the price; it's not the cheapest thing out there. While I agree about John and Martha somewhat littering their products with silly jokes, they are knowledgeable people (I've seen John from some interviews talking about things and he does know his stuff). Again, the Sportys DVDs are also great resources (I've watched several of the Sporty's DVDs). Me personally, if I had to choose between King or Sportys, I'd probably pick Sportys because they are a bit more thorough. I've only seen bits and pieces of Kings' courses from introductory CDs they used to send me years ago in the mail.