I just read the Nmap Cookbook, and have no problem recommending it.
For security geeks, books like the new Nmap Cookbook is a real treat. It's a really good read, with a clean, structural breakdown of the different features of nmap. It also contains a really nice cheat-sheet which is great to have whenever you need a quick reference.
The book also covers the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE), the Ndiff utility, and a nice "Tips and Tricks" section.
I didn't know that you could go beyond XMas scans and customize which TCP Flags should be set in the packets:
$ sudo nmap --scanflags SYNURG 192.168.1.40
That's pretty awesome.
All in all, a good read for the beginner and the advanced. Whatever you know about Nmap, there's probably a good chance you'll learn something new from this book.
For those of you unfamiliar with nmap, be sure to check it out. And if you want to go more in depth, Fyodor's own book comes highly recommended.
Thanks for the great comments on my book. Look for the 2nd edition coming Q1 2011 with new features in Nmap since the book was published, couple of corrections, and coverage of nping. See http://nmap.org/nping/ for more info.
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