Playing with Microcontrollers?

123 Pic Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius

I’ve been toying with the idea of getting 123 Pic Microcontroller Experiments for the Evil Genius for a while now. Its not entirely what I am after, but it does include some interesting applications of PICs that do interest me. It includes interfacing PICs with LCDs, interfacings PICS with computers, and working with stepper motors.

The book features information touching on all of these subjects, and sometimes its just nice to have a book like this. However, I am having trouble finding other microcontroller books that form a solid basis for PIC projects.