[bluesguy]

Check out my website for some reviews on books either I personally have or have gotten recommendations on:

http://www.jcdisciples.org/guitar/bookreviews.html

Also check out:

http://www.jcdisciples.org/guitar/beginning.html

Finally, my own progress has improved dramatically by having a twice a month, 1 hour lessons from a guitar teacher for the last year. I also think sites like this one are a big help. But there is nothing that can compare to having a good guitar teacher work with you on a regular basis.