Jonathan Hassell 
Learning PowerShell [PDF ebook] 

Learning Power Shell is a custom-built, handcrafted, painstakingly curated book designed to get you from total Power Shell newbie to confident Power Shell user in as little as four weeks. This book assumes no prior knowledge, perfect for non-developers and GUI addicts who recognize that Power Shell is the future but need a good bit of handholding to achieve mastery. It is also a simple guide for the hundreds of thousands of Power Shell users who have not attained the level of Power Shell knowledge that they really need. With Learning Power Shell at your side, you will see that you don’t have to be a developer to use Power Shell and you don’t need to be a scripting wizard to derive value from integrating Power Shell into your daily administrative activities. The book is a learning resource that covers every topic worth discussing for a Power Shell beginner, with a depth of explanation unparalleled by any book currently on the market. With this book, you don’t have to have a lot of time to learn the language and you can begin applying what you master almost immediately. Even skeptics of Power Shell, and command lines in general, will come away with a renewed sense of respect for the language and ideas on how to put it to use.