I'm a Photo Dummy

I need a picture taking book for dummies lol I have started using my camera lately well trying to get serious anyway...what a joke i bought a camera thats not digital ( i have a digital one as well) but i was trying to force myself to actually go in a get them printed anyway its the one with the long lense well i bought it to go with my camera a cannon slr or something pioneer woman motivated me i guess you could say...so I take a bunch of pictures and some look great and some look like crap lol so I can't remember what i did to what picture how the heck will this ever work i say...anyway I will keep you posted on what i find out....