Learning to work with XML

Hello!
Can anyone point me to some resources/turtorials/books etc from where to learn more about working with XML in indesign?
So far all I found on the net are some simple tutorials to make business cards and the like..
I need to make large books (for example, right now i'm working on a cookbook), and i'we seen some amazing examples of what can be achieved using a XML workflow.
Related question: where can i find some documentation about the "aid" namespace (i think that's the correct term? for example: <element aid:pstyle="blahblah">
thanks all.

InDesign CS5: Dynamic Publishing Workflows in XML with Jim Maivald (the author of the book mentioned by Steve)
XML Publishing with Adobe InDesign by Dorothy Hoskins
Related question: where can i find some documentation about the "aid" namespace (i think that's the correct term? for example: <element aid:pstyle="blahblah">
Adobe InDesign CS3 and XML: A Technical Reference -- Page 20

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(a trial version is available for download)
... and if thats out of budget, or for whatever reason not an option, you can sit it out and see if the next FCP revision helps you out any with its direct Log and Transfer support for XDCAM. may have the same restrictions though (ie need a properly attached formatted device)
... and other than that, you're looking at switching to an NLE with native MXF support (Avid, Edius, Vegas etc)

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