Boxed Distros (Score 1)

For myself when I was learning linux (picked it up about two years ago) I found that it is best to just shell out thirty bucks for a boxed distro in which most major ones include thorough documentation. This helps by being specific to the distro; i.e. when reading a general linux books only certain things apply to certain distros(RPMs come to mind). Just my 2 cents.