Pattern recognition and machine learning by Christoper M. Bishop was mentioned in Which Automatic Differentiation Tool for C/C++?, a post by Bob Carpenter.
I ran across another reference to it today that took me to a page with exercise solutions, corrections and other materials that will be of interest if you are using the book for a class or self-study.
See: PRML: Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
I was impressed enough by the materials to go ahead and order a copy of it.
It is fairly long and I have to start up a blog on ODF (Open Document Format), so don’t expect a detailed summary any time soon.