not sure about that stuff but i read perry marshall's book 3 years ago this stuff will help a lot visit http://www.perrymarshall.com/adwords/
Yes Perry Marshall's book from 3 years ago is still relevant and genkied is right there is a 2010 version. The things discussed in Perry's book cover's techniques on setting up and running a successful campaign. The major difference is the new adwords interface is easier to get things done. The concepts on running a successful campaign have not changed.
Hi All, I think Google Adword Learning center is best for this. This is in visual form and very easy to learn.
Reading through it, I can see some modules which may be useful. But to me, looks like pretty much what you'll see elsewhere, including Perry Marshall. I don't see anything there about how to create great ads. This may be a good start but you'll need more. Depends also on your current knowledge.
Well about the training Adwords is giving a data for free to know everything about AdWords and then you can take a test and after passing it you can have a certificate from Google as a Certified Expert in Adwords. Check this out. http:// adwords.google.com/professionals