Building a Web 2.0 Portal with ASP.NET 3.5 by Omar AL Zabir
I'm sick of 600 page tomes that take the MSDN content and just add intro-style samples. Omar brings the saga of the PagesFlakes.com startup utilizing Ajax, ASP.NET 3.5, LINQ and Windows WF. Some things are out there for me (like Extenders) but the real- world aspect is breath of fresh air. Performance and measurement are strewn throughout. Examples of Omar's failures will hopefully save us time. Topics like Thirteen Production Disasters That Could Happen at Anytime are a treat.