Reference book? Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials

Can anybody comment on this book by Peachpit press?
Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials, 2nd Edition
I am looking to get a decent reference book for the workings of 10.5. I'm not looking to get Apple certified, but would like to be able to troubleshoot and learn about the OS.
Are there any other books I should be considering?
Thanks in advance.

I spent some time at Borders last night and ended up buying Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials, 2nd Edition.
The Missing Manual looked like a great book, but I wanted something that had more depth of what is going on behind the scenes. Most of what is covered in the missing manual are front-end stuff like all of the apps, finder, dock, etc. There is one small section on unix which barely scratches the surface.
I liked the support essentials book because it goes in to details on administration including troubleshooting, start-up sequences, networking, etc.
Thank you for the recommendation.

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