Is this book about Blender 3D good for a newbie like me?

[Garcia]

There's a brand new book just out: Blender For Dummies
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The Essential Blender is a good book. Sometimes it helps to have 2 (or in my case) even three.

YouTube has a ton of tutorials:
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