[berntb]

I'm fond of the "Modern Perl" book, but you should have programming background for that. You won't go wrong by buying brian d foy's books either.

(Best is probably to ask at PerlMonks.org what to read.)

Edit: My best advice for a newbie is to get the Cookbook after the first basics. The Perl one is really helpful.

[soapdog]

That is my idea. Thanks! =)