There have been a couple of posts that I have read that are asking for information on books and I thought if I opened this topic it might be a place for people to write about any information they might have about books on Wicca and The Craft.
Whether they were useful and if they would recommend them to others, or if they were a waste of time and money and why.

I hope as a point of information it might help others.
Just please don't post and only say "It was rubbish". You should give reasons why in your opinion it would not be worth reading. Likewise you shouldn't just say "It was excellent." You should give reasons for your thumbs up too.

Darkness.

Well, like I said in my post to DarkeDesire, books by Silver Raven Wolf, Scott Cunningham, and Konstantinos are good for those learning about the Craft. For those starting out, I would recommend Silver Raven Wolf, she's got a few good books for beginners, and those wanting to learn more about Nocturnal Witchcraft, or at least a form of it, try finding stuff by Konstantinos. I have 3 of his books: Nocturnal Witchcraft, The Gothic Grimoire, and The Nocturnicon. All 3 are worth looking into. Then when it comes to Silver Raven Wolf, if you are a teen, you might try starting off with Teen Witch by her, and if you are adult, I would begin with "To Ride A Silver Broomstick" by her. Both are god books for beginners.

Anyways, that's my two sense for a solitary practitioner.

To begin me on my path my mother bought me a book called 'Good Magic' by Marina Medici.
It speaks to me like no other book I have read since. With sections on stones, flowers, herbs, tools, lunar phases, cleansing, and charging I refer back to it time and again.
It is written in an easy to understand, down to earth manner which does not treat you as though you already know anything, or that you know nothing, but simply treats you like a seeker.
It covers all the basics from the elementary tools to casting a cirle and has simple but effective spells that would suit any level of practitioner.
Full colour photos add to it's over all usefulness, as they give you a chance to actually see clearly what the book is trying to teach you.

I have read many more magic books since then, but I have never found any like this.

Darkness.

I'll have to look for that one sometime, it sounds like it might be a big help to anyone that reads it. that and the use of colored images is a great idea to have, I don't think any other book I've read has used that idea before.

If you are into working with crystals and gemstones then Scott Cunningham wrote an excellent book called 'Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic'.

It gives a comprehensive list of all commonly known crystals, gems and metals, and some really uncommon ones too. (Though new ones have been found or named since then and are obviously not there.) Along with some of their history, magical and medicinal uses, and any replacements you can use if you don't happen to have that particular stone. It also gives some correspondences, planets, colours, gods etc. And also has full colour pictures, but unfortunately only of some of the contents.

I found it a really excellent book, but having borrowed it from a friend I had to return it and now i am without a copy. I love gemstones and jewellry and really like knowing what to wear for luck, for money and for a good night's sleep, among many other things.

I'll keep a look out for that 'Good Magic' book Darkness. It sounds like just my kind of book. For formal magic I am a beginner, so I could use a book that takes you right from the start and tells you everything from basic tools. I need all the help I can get.

Edited to say:
Thanks to Moon for starting the crystal and gem magic section. I now it wasn't just for me, but I'm going to find it really useful anyway so thanks.
(And to take the extra 'ed' out of borrowed.)

I think that eventually I may start practising magic but really I'm an academic. I don't like hands on work or anything like that I just like the theory and histor and story. So do you know any books on wiican history or what roles the subculure plays or way these things work the way they do