Originally Posted by Hickabod
Maybe you all could recommend other books that proved to be useful as well.
I've often been fond of two types of books. One type is the in-depth no-holds-barred bigger-than-a-stack-of-encyclopedias books which are very thorough and covers everything in detail. Another type of book I like is the quick-primer. For commuting, I have found that
The Bicycle Commuting Book by Rob Van der Plas while being a little old and dated (at least the version I have) is a pretty good book that's easy to read in one sitting (only 120 some-odd pages) and brings you up to speed quickly. It's not very in-depth though but if you're just starting out and want to get the lay of the landscape in terms of commuting information, it's pretty good.