Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days
Steven Holzner
Sams
I've read scores of computer books, including quite a few from the "Teach Yourself..." series, and can honestly say this is one of the most poorly written books of them all.  I'm six chapters in and can't say I've learned anything more than what I've already gleaned from other books' brief explanations of the subject.  A great deal of the book is occupied by what can only be described as "filler" examples, which are both redundant and useless at the same time.  
  I shall attempt to find an alternate piece of work, forthwith.
  This is not the book for someone seeking to learn XML.