Madrigal
I'm reading 'Holistic Tarot' and finding it very thorough. I'm also reading '78 Degrees of Wisdom' and am planning to read Juliet Sharman-Burke's book as it gotten good reviews for both beginners and those more experienced.
Also, have you had a look at this one ? Another one I've drooling over:
http://www.schifferbooks.com/tarot-...solutions-for-relationship-readings-5342.html
I'm really enjoying Duquette's. I think I'll recommend that to anyone who wants to know more about Crowley without actually reading Crowley .
Although many may find it rather simplistic, this book has helped a lot when starting to understand the Thoth tarot:
http://www.amazon.com/Keywords-Crow.../ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Hi, you should check out the RWS sub forum here. The Rider Waite deck is one of the seminal decks, and I'm figuring the vast majority of decks published in the century since its appearance are based on the system behind it.