drupal 6 installation

Being a n00b to Drupal and not being able to attend the 'Drupal Intro Camp NYC' in January, what books/resources would you all recommend that I can not only get drupal off the ground, but learn about things UberCart integration or use of EventBrite (long...ok, not so long, story about what my goals are and how I would need to be able to have students book classes using either of those tools).

Anyway, happy Drupalling and thank you for your time!

I wrote a review of Drupal installation and how easy it's become, complete with screenshots (and a screencast later). Best for convincing people to switch to Drupal! Posted this in my Drupal blog