Very good book for Arduino beginners

First, the explanation of why there is missing a star:
1. The book is only available in English (Edit September 2012: There is now a German version!)
2. The book has an unusual for this type of building books (making it as a reference book in my opinion a bit more difficult to handle)
3. The drawings make it easier for beginners not necessarily easy, especially when the knowledge in electronics are not too deep. In case of problems, the Forum of Arduino should be consulted.

Best to buy the book at the same time with an Arduino before you make the first experiments with the Arduino. There is a short introduction for beginners electrical engineering (who has absolutely no idea what "Ohm" means and how the current flows, perhaps ought to only deal with an introduction to the subject, or at Google for "Elko", the electronic compendium, Search).
Then it goes directly to the Arduino, it is written first sketches and pretty much addressed all the possibilities that you should know as a beginner to enter later in larger projects.
The first chapters provide an introduction to programming (data types, function arrays, converting data types, etc.) before it comes to the hardware. There are including sensors addressed and of course the piezo speaker, which can be found in gift cards with music.

For whom this book is perfect:
- The English language should not be a barrier
- The basic concepts of electronics should sit
- Interested microelectronics that do not yet wish to take a course of study

Who had to do with any programming language, has it easier !!