John,

>So finally the project has been approved...
>
>I need to get up to speed on Oracle 10g
>
>What books would you guys recommend
>
>I will be a mm.net 2.3 / 2.4 guy with Visual Studio 2005 /07 and of course .net 3.0 /3.5
>
>I have installed it on a Windows 2003 box

Here's a good Oracle 10g book:

http://www.amazon.com/Oracle-Database-10g-Insider-Solutions/dp/0672327910/sr=8-9/qid=1171994706/ref=pd_bbs_sr_9/102-9251360-0452121?ie=UTF8&s=books

Best Regards,