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But I don't think the man pages are helpful
Blasphemy! If you don't learn to at least
try to read the man pages, you'll soon find that people will refer you to the old RTFM acronym...
Linux in a Nutshell is more of a reference, and although a little nicer that the man pages, won't help that much more. Nearly any book by O'Reilly, though, is good.