How to use this book
As mentioned, feel free to jump around as you please. You certainly don't need to go in order.
As you do go through this book, be aware that the project that accompanies each cheat can be found in the corresponding folder of the current chapter in the Exercise Files folder on the book's DVD. Because that was the most confusing sentence in the book, here's an example - if you're learning about how to make molten gold in Chapter 8, then you'll find the accompanying project (surprisingly called Molten Gold.aep) in the Chapter 08 folder in the Exercise Files folder on the DVD. In most cases, you don't really need to use the project file or even follow along to get the most out of this book. I think the screenshots are sufficient ...
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