Eldorado,
I enjoy the pics in the books I have on my shelf. I'm sure there are plenty of others on MM that do the same.
As for scanning those pics or doing simple google searches and then posting the pics here, ask any photographer how they would feel if it were their pictures stolen and posted up here. Copyrighted material is copyrighted material. If you like the pics in the book, start a post to recommend that more people BUY that book.