I haven't seen any book on PBP that offers anything more than the handbook that comes with the software from Melabs. (Especially the Chuck Helleybuck book).

Someone needs to do a comprehensive tutorial covering everything.

Not just the PBP statements but a better understanding of the PIC's modules and registers that can be directly accessed by PBP.....which I have found in time to be just as important.....(just look at many of the code examples). You'll see as much INTCON or CCP1CON or TMR1CS as you will "HIGH PORTB.3"

ALL of the books I've seen assume way too much.

-- Mr. 2 cents