If he's new to Visual FoxPro, the Hackers's Guide is really good. If you even want to start him out with something really basic there is a 'VFP for dummies' book....just be sure he doesn't get offended when you give it to him...hahaha.
It's quite basic, but it's something he could read in just a couple of days that would get him up to speed on the user interface of VFP.

>We have a brand new developer (yikes), completely new to VFP, and database development too. We're using VFP 6.0 SP3. So, in searching for books here's a list of what we've come up with so far for him to wade through:
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>1. Using Visual Foxpro 6.0 Special Edition (Bazian/Booth).
>2. Effective Techniques for Application Development with Visual Foxpro 6.0 (Sawyer/Booth).
>3. Hacker's Guide to Visual Foxpro 6.0 (Granor/Roche).
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>So, my question: Is this a good path for a new guy? We're a little concerned about #1, because of reviews we read on Amazon about that particular title, although the "Using Visual Foxpro 5.0 Special Edition (Antonovich, et. al.)" has great reviews. Any comments, suggestions, etc. would be appreciated.
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>Thanks.