Final Cut Pro Basics.... Help Please?

First off I don't have Express.
Second, I have this progarm because my dad had gotten the software as a christmas gift but never used it so he gave it to me.
I have been using iMovie HD and have reached it's max in the options I can use. I want to expand to Final Cut Pro but I have little to no understanding of the UI. Is there any easy video tutorials you guys know of? Or some book I could buy?

Books: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nbssgw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=finalcutpro&x=0&y=0
Tutorials:
http://www.rippletraining.com/
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%28fcp%29%2Btutorial&btnG=Google+Search
-DH

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