Ebook: Learning Perl, Third Edition

I usually dislike textbooks (bought this for a class), but this book is very nice. The language is more like having a conversation since the book will make jokes and admit to silly things that happen in Perl.

The book makes very few assumptions about the reader's experience, but still may move fast for a total code beginner. Numerous, fully explained examples help in that regard. All in all, a great book.