Thanks for the reply Jorge. The same day I made my ridiculous post I went ahead and found the deal from Packt and bought both books and ExtJS and Ext JS Cookbook for 50% off retail.
Although I am not a fan of .NET or Microsoft but you make a great point.
My comments were unwarranted and unfair and I am looking forward to reading EXT JS 3.0 Cookbook.
Cordially,
Ben W