I do take classes but will books help much? I dont read with buddies so trying as I am reading will not happen just remembering something while rolling and giving it a try. What are your opinions?
books will give you new concepts and new ideas to work on while you're training... I love books, and more recently Youtube and Google vid...
bokks are cool for how they tend to describe the intricacies. You won't really so much as learn new techniques but your more likely to get a more in depth explanation of ones you are having trouble grabbing.
Every tool is useful when used properly.