What book would you recommend for learning Logic EXPRESS 9?

Hello.
I'm going to be getting Logic Express 9 in the next few days. I was wondering if any of you can recommend a good, up-to-date, book for learning the ins and outs of Logic Express 9? I've seen a few on Amazon.com that are for Logic PRO and Express. My concern is that they'll spend a lot of time on talking about Pro functionality and I may be left up in the air with wanting to know what I need to know about Express.
Please let me know why you like the book(s) that you're recommending, too.
Thanks very much.
p.s. I used Opcode's "Vision" about 20 years ago. I'm hoping that I'll be able to pick-up Logic Express 9 fairly quickly.

Hi
You should not be concerned about 'Pro vs Express'.: they are essentially the same program, with the same functionality. The primary differences are listed here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4229
The general word seems to be that The Apple Pro Training Series book by David Nahmani is a very good place to start.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pro-Training-Logic-Express/dp/0321636805/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&qid=1304612428&sr=8-1
CCT

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