Yes. It seems a shame, to me. Not new by any means with Microsoft. I hate the analogy but, if you buy a new car, you get a handbook as standard. It covers, 100%, all the new buttons you might see in front of you, plus any other new gadgets lurking around.
With Microsoft, and most particuarly with Vista/Windows 7, although, I know, there are third party books around, it does seem you have to experiment or thoroughly browse Microsoft's pages to find out how to use the more intricate operations