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in reply to Which Book

See If I could only own one Perl book, it would be:

I don't see Perl 5 for Dummies or Mastering Algorithms with Perl in the poll, but it's still a good collective answer—and discussion—of the question you're asking.

I have a special place in my heart for Perl 5 for Dummies, but nothing would beat the Camel book for me.