When I first started out with Perl, the first book I bought was the ever so popular "Camel Book". Its a book that beginners and the masters can use in my opinon because its a great reference book. But there is a beginners book I recommend too: the 'Llama Book'. You can find reviews of both books and almost all the Perl books in Book Reviews.
Es gibt mehr im Leben als Bücher, weißt du. Aber nicht viel mehr. - (Die Smiths)"