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http://alexhays.com/loomis/Fun With a Pencil is great for beginners, introducing the idea of construction and viewing the drawing as a 3D form (I wish I'd read it earlier
)
Figure Drawing For All It's Worth is
packed with great info on drawing the human figure, and drawing in general, I'd suggest reading it after Fun With a Pencil.
I haven't gotten to the rest of his books, but if you've used them then go ahead and let me know how helpful they were.