"MVVM Survival Guide for Enterprise Architectures in Silverlight and WPF" by Vice Ryan and Siddiqi Muhammad Shujaat, published by Packt Publishing, provides a comprehensive guide to implementing the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) design pattern for enterprise applications in Silverlight and WPF. The book combines practical, real-world examples with the necessary theoretical background and concepts.

The authors demonstrate the application of MVVM principles using a gradually developed enterprise Line of Business (LOB) application throughout the book. This approach allows readers to grasp the concepts through practical implementation. The book explores various design choices within MVVM and provides examples of different approaches, allowing readers to understand the flexibility of the pattern and the code variations required to achieve similar results.

The content of the book is designed to be a valuable resource for Silverlight and WPF developers seeking to maximize their utilization of these frameworks. The authors emphasize best practices for enterprise development, ensuring that readers acquire a robust understanding of MVVM's application within a production setting. This book is intended for developers who have a working knowledge of C#, the .NET framework, and either Silverlight or WPF.