books on debian of a beginner nature?

[Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net>]

Hi folks,
Yes I know about the Linux Documentation project, and that there are 
howtos that are a part of the system itself, and on line.    these are not the 
sort of books I mean however.
I am thinking of external ones, I have a scanner, books with pages 
smiles.
I just searched my local library for example, and found a debian bible  3 
x circle 2005...too dated?
Other authors / titles I might find?
e-books are okay as well, as long as they can be easily accessed.
For example while I found a debian for beginners e-book from the free 
technology academy, In Europe I think as the license references the 
European Union, the zip format seemed unusual.
 I prefer text to audio and as expressed am not looking for tutorials if that makes 
sense.
Thanks in advance,
Karen