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What books do you recommend for newbies?

For beginners, there's general agreement that one of the best ways to get started is Don Jones's Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, which is currently in it's third edition. It's published by Manning, and there are a couple of free chapters on their website.

What books can help me learn to write PowerShell modules?

If you would like to go deeper, and prefer to learn by reading and doing, the Learn PowerShell Toolmaking in a Month of Lunches book by Don Jones and Jeffrey Hicks is a great place to start. It's published by Manning, so there are a couple of free chapters on their website.

Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, Third Edition - Manning Publications
Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches (via Amazon affiliate)
Learn PowerShell Toolmaking in a Month of Lunches - Manning Publications
Learn PowerShell Toolmaking in a Month of Lunches (via Amazon affiliate)