Book or two for a noob

[Filmboydoug]

A friend of mine wants to get into amateur radio and wants me to start up too.

I have looked around the web and there while there is lots of info, most of it might as well be written in Greek. I am going to check into local clubs, but want to get a little background first.

Can someone recommend a book for someone who doesn't know ssb from srw?

Thanks in advance,

dogu