Final Cut Studio 2....Is there a book for dummies?

OK, I have the Final Cut Studio 2. I watched the DVD and i'm still a little duh on it haha. I checked out books online for dummies like me and can't find one specifically for Final Cut Studio 2. Is there a book out there somewhere? Or will one of the other books help me. I need to know everything I guess. Thanks sooooo much!

You didn't look hard enough, nor on Amazon.com...
http://www.amazon.com/Final-Cut-Pro-HD-Dummies/dp/0764577735/ref=sr18?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247793326&sr=8-8
But that is for a VERY outdated version of FCP, FCP 4.5, from 2004. Here are others...
http://www.amazon.com/Class-Demand-Training-Educational-Tutorial/dp/B000WGLAQK/r ef=sr110?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1247793265&sr=8-10
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pro-Training-Final-Cut/dp/0321502655/ref=sr12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247793311&sr=8-2
Shane

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