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Best books to Study Photography?

I wanna study some photography before I really start taking pictures. So what are the best books for this. Should I just go to a books store and pick a book that looks good? I like photography like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchelldavisphotography/page1/

Any book by Scott Kelby are great!

http://www.kelbytraining.com/product/the-digital-photography-book-volume-2.html

http://www.scottkelby.com/books.html

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