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Introducing Microsoft LINQ Author: Paolo Pialorsi ISBN: 0735623910	This practical guide introduces LINQ, a set of extensions to the Microsoft Visual C# and Microsoft Visual Basic programming languages.

Head First Design Patterns Author: Eric Freeman ISBN: 0596007124	This book, as with other "Head Frist" titles, teaches the reader about the oft-daunting subject of software design patterns using an approach that follows the way the mind works. The presentation is both graphic-rich and content-heavy. A good intro text.

C# Cookbook Author: Jay Hilyard, Stephen Teihet ISBN: 0596100639	Solid compendium of best practices & code snippets for developing in C#.

Object Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET Author: J. Hamilton ISBN: 0596001460	Design-oriented treatise on writing VB.NET applications.

Practical Guidelines and Best Practices Author: Francesco Balena, Dimauro Dimauro ISBN: 0735621721	Solid Microsoft Press work on design approaches for VB.NET applications.

Pragmatic Unit Testing In C# with NUnit Author: Andrew Hunt, David Thomas ISBN: 0974514020	A solid, practical guide outlining approaches and techniques ofapplying unit testing through the NUnit software to C# applications.

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Author: Martin Fowler ISBN: 0201485672	Practical approaches to refining existing code have proved elusive for me; but Fowler's overview of refactoring approaches and techniques is a must for any consulting developer. Although centred on Java, the guide is useful for C# and other languages too.

SQL Server 2005 Distilled Author: Eric L. Brown ISBN: 0321349792	A sound reference resource for developers working with SQL Server 2005 - especially developpers getting acquainted with it for the first time.

UML Distilled Author: Martin Fowler ISBN: 0201325632	Now in 3rd edition - this serves as a great guide to the UML notation and expressing OO concepts in industry-standard formats.