Where do you go when both Amazon and Google fail you? Why, Rinkworks, of course!

I need to learn the Microsoft Office suite: at least Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. I've found many tutorials, but almost nothing to indicate which are the best. Recommendations? I can work well with almost any learning style... a combination of book and hands-on is probably best. Ideal would be a program that takes you through the how-tos and then sets a number of tasks so that you can apply what you learned in a larger context. I'd appreciate any and all suggestions.

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