I've got Young's "Mastering D7000" book. It is comprehensive. But for a beginner like me, the Nikon User Manual got me shooting, while the Young book got me sitting on a couch fiddling with Menus.

At the earliest stage of my digital experience, I should have followed the advice to 'Set Everything in Manual and Start Shooting'. That would have capitalized on my knowledge of Aperture/Shutter/ISO and educated me about the basic camera functionality.

First things first as they say. Mastering the D7000 really comes into play at a later stage of learning. Just my opinion.