I like the For Dummies books. The "folksy conversational crap" (as one of your commentors put it) can be quite helpful for me. If I didn't need a For Dummies book I wouldn't need a For Dummies book, if you know what I mean. ;-)

I've had a Complete Idiots book before and liked it, but tend to get more good "getting started" info out of the FD books.