Bruce,

Assuming paper books (old style) are an option, here are two choices.

If you're trying to quickly build a Drupal site from start to usable for site visitors try:
Drupal: Creating Blogs, Forums, Portals, and Community Websites
by David Mercer

If you know PHP and want to take advantage of Drupal's inner workings try:
Pro Drupal Development
by John VanDyk and Matt Westgate

Best regards,

Mitch