Einar, Einar, Einar.....NOTHING is better than dark beer. ;)
I agree....I'm working on a VS2005 project, and it's slightly depressing to have to go back to VS2003.
I really like the new C# features - though I have to admit that I like some of the new capabilities in ADO.NET 2.0 even more. (A future Baker's Dozen article will cover the new ADO 2 features in detail).
Oh, you had asked about new C# books. Here are two good ones I'm reading right now: