For a book, I'd recommend "Mindfulness in Plain English". It's available online (http://bit.ly/hqNo) and also in print. It's one of just a handful of books that I've consistently repurchased after (repeatedly) giving a copy away. :)
If it's not limited to books, one thing that I found immensely helpful was a sort of high-tech buddhism "immersion" by spending my commute time listening to podcasts by Gil Fronsdal and other teachers from http://audiodharma.org and Tara Brach from IMCW (there's a talk titled "Golfing with Monkeys" that I've also shared with friends who might not already be predisposed to buddhism).
I found all of the talks that I heard on both of those sites to be very practical and very geared toward the exact question you're asking: how do I make practical use of mindfulness?
At this point I've erased a dozen extra paragraphs of ramshackle anecdotes and advice from this post, so I'll leave just what's above. If you'd like to talk more, feel free to send a message. :)
Best of luck to you!
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