Kevin,
Thank you very much for your recommendation. I will check out this book.
>Hey, Dmitry,
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>IMO, one of the best books to get started is this:
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0789724499/qid=1094515746/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/103-6023804-3475847?v=glance&s=books>
>It's outstanding. Helped me as a beginning and I still refer to it from time to time.
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>Kevin
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