QUESTION: Are there any books that teach the novice how to use SPSS?

ANSWER: SPSS provides formal documentation about how to use SPSS, but these manuals are not usually considered novice-friendly.

There are a number of 'third-party' books, i.e., books written by people outside of SPSS available at bookstores.

Without endorsement, here is a list of books seen by the ITS Senior Statistics Specialist.

How to Use SPSS®: A Step-By-Step Guide to Analysis and Interpretation, Fourth Edition
Brian C. Cronk
Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing

ISBN: 1-884585-68-X

Using SPSS® for Windows: Analyzing and Understanding Data, Second Edition
Samuel B. Green, Neil J. Salkind, Theresa M. Akey
New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc.

ISBN: 0-13-020840-X

SPSS® Basics: Techniques for a First Course in Statistics
Zealure C. Holcomb
Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing

ISBN: 1-884585-67-1

SPSS® 14.0 Statistical Procedures Companion
Marija J. Norusis
New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc.

ISBN: 0-13-199527-8
www.norusis.com/book_SPC_v14.php

SPSS® 14.0 Advanced Statistical Procedures Companion
Marija J. Norusis
New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc.

ISBN: 0-13-174700-2
www.norusis.com/book_ASPC_v14.php