is there such a thing

[eluser]techgnome[/eluser]
I started off with this:
http://www.amazon.com/CodeIgniter-1-7-Jo...058&sr=8-4

Made it about half way through before tackling the redevelopment of my site... provides a great (at least it did for me) foundation.

More from Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?u...er&x=0&y=0

Check to see is there's a store called "Half-Priced Books" near you (you can also find them online)... you can usually get some great deals from them. If your local one doesn't have what you're looking for,they can call to their other stores and see if any of them have the books you're looking for --- I picked up some good Web2.0 & AJAX books that way once.

-tg