I downloaded the ebook a little while ago and quickly determined that it assumes a lot more knowledge on the subject than I have.

I've added the XML Workshop article to my reading list.

Thank you for both those suggestions.

One of the absolutely brilliant elements of the Stairway series, from my point of view, is that each set of articles starts pretty basic, and builds up. They do get into (what I consider) pretty advanced topics... but they do so after covering what the reader needs to understand first. I don't believe I can convey exactly how much I appreciate that section of SQLServerCentral right now.

Thank you so much!