Someone here(an experienced guitar teacher) once recommended two books,"The Advancing Guitarist" by Mick Goodrich and Pat Metheny,and "The Complete Guitar Method".I got the first.And it's not a method book.And while it's not a bad book(funny author),I know too little to learn anything from it.Maybe later on it'll help me.But not now.
The other one,according to amazon,is the primary text used at Berkelee,that school of music in Boston.Maybe you should get it.It's listed for $30.It might help.
And if you're starting out,I'd suggest going to a good guitar school(if you can afford),or at least getting a good teacher.Now,I'm not an expert on these things,and I know a lot of people will tell you stuff about developing your own style on your own.However,I don't think you can overemphasize the importance of a good foundation.A lot of architects have very different "styles",but most,if not all,of them start out learning the same fundamental issues.If you can get a good source for these fundamentals,I think you get yourself a very good chance of nicely getting about developing your unique style.These things take time to do.
How come some people cant' just mention thje title of a book and shut the fcuk up?