I've gotten by with these so far
Programming Perl (2d ed.) - I reread this every now and then
Perl Cookbook - many good recipes and I always neglect to consult it
Perl 5 Desktop reference - the one I use the most
Perl 5 pocket reference - courtesy of NuSphere
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perl -p -e "s/(?:\w);([st])/'\$1/mg"