As for base building, I thought was this book was good...
Base Building for Cyclists: A New Foundation for Endurance and Performance
http://www.amazon.com/Base-Building-...7181757&sr=8-1
Quite frankely, I think I read too many books at this point for my own good and gotta agree that Friel's book probably is more geared toward people that has gotten most of bases covered. (not saying that you can't use Friel's book as bases for it... it does cover it but not as high priority item).