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I'd stick to reading Theory of Poker and Small Stakes Holdem and these forums and make sure you can tell good advice from bad advice before you venture to read other books that could be bad for you.

300 big bets is the standard benchmark, although how big a roll you need also depends on your winrate and how aggressive the game is. At the mid-high limits, some people perfer having 500 big bets. Personally, I'm still playing low limits and have not been adhering completely to the 300 big bet rule because these games are rediculously easy.