Inspired by a recent post, I've decided to create a thread listing good reference works for newbies wanting to learn more about Bitcoin and the blockchain. If you guys have any other suggestions, please feel free to add them, and I'll edit this top post.

--------------Very brief introductions:

- What is a blockchain? by Blockchainhub https://blockchainhub.net/blockchain-intro/
- Blockchain: a Beginner's Guide - Blockchainhub https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/blockchainhub.media/Blockchain+Technology+Intro.pdf

--------------Books
- Blockchain Revolution by Alex & Don Tapscott https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01EGYYNF8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1]

- Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy by Melanie Swan https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blockchain-Blueprint-Economy-Melanie-Swan-ebook/dp/B00SNS9JLW/ref=sr_1_7?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1520840872&sr=1-7&keywords=blockchain]

- Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper

- The Age of Cryptocurrency by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey [url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Age-Cryptocurrency-Bitcoin-Challenging-Economic/dp/B00SXAK6Q2/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1520875545&sr=1-6&keywords=the+age+of+cryptocurrency]

- The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything also by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey (Coming out 22nd March)

- The Internet of Money by Andreas Antonopoulos

- The Internet of Money Vol. 2 by Andreas Antonopoulos

- Bitcoin From Beginner to Expert by Christian Newman

- Blockchain: Discover the Technology behind Smart Contracts, Wallets, Mining and Cryptocurrency (including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Digibyte and Others) by Abraham K. White

- Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investor's Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond by Chris Burniske & Jack Tatar https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cryptoassets-Innovative-Investors-Bitcoin-Beyond/dp/1260026671/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520840949&sr=8-1&keywords=cryptoassets]

- Mastering Bitcoin, second edition by Andreas Antonopoulos https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bitcoin-2e-Andreas-Antonopoulos/dp/1491954388/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1520841017&sr=1-1&keywords=mastering+bitcoin]

-Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 Steps by Daniel Drescher https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blockchain-Basics-Non-Technical-Introduction-Steps/dp/1484226038/ref=pd_sim_14_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NAP99FMW6ET9KPW1S92G]

- Introducing Ethereum and Solidity: Foundations of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Programming for Beginners by Chris Dannen https://www.amazon.co.uk/Introducing-Ethereum-Solidity-Foundations-Cryptocurrency-ebook/dp/B06XQFYL2M/ref=pd_sim_351_14?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WCDN0CBTB34FZRBM5NN3]

- Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies by Stanford https://d28rh4a8wq0iu5.cloudfront.net/bitcointech/readings/princeton_bitcoin_book.pdf]

---------------------Courses
- Coursera: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies by Stanford https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency]

- Coursera: IBM Blockchain for Developers by IBM https://www.coursera.org/learn/ibm-blockchain-essentials-for-developers]

- UDemy: Understanding blockchain technology

- EDX: Blockchain for Business - An Introduction to Hyperledger Technologies [url=https://www.edx.org/course/blockchain-business-introduction-linuxfoundationx-lfs171x

- UCBerkeley Blockchain fundamentals[\b]

- UNicosa Msc in Digital Currency [url=https://digitalcurrency.unic.ac.cy]

- IBM Developer Works https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/