There used to be a poll on the old Shut Down board regarding the Beach Boys books, but when the board was hacked, the poll was lost. I have finally recreated it here -
http://www.shutdown-vol2.com/forum/index.php?topic=649.0 - and i am hoping it can become a good web resource for newbies. Please feel free to come over and cast your votes [you may choose as many as three titles] and take part in the discussion.