Book's:
I personally own these
Software Forensics: Collecting Evidence from the Scene of a Digital Crime
By Robert M Slade
Forensic Computing: A Practitioner's Guide
By Brian Jenkinson, Anthony J. Sammes
File System Forensic Analysis
By Brian Carrier
Encase Certified Examiner
By Steve Bunting
The Art of Intrusion
By Kevin David Mitnick, William L. Simon
Computer Forensics
By Warren G. Kruse, Jay G. Heiser
The Art of Deception
By Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon, Steve Wozniak
Secrets & Lies
By Bruce Schneier
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Uni Recommended Reading
Davies, M. Croall, H. and Tyrer, J. (2004) Criminal Justice: An Introduction to
the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales Third Edition. London:
Longman
Suggested Reading
Britz, M. J. (2004) Computer Forensics and Cyber Crime; an Introduction. Pearson Prentice Hall
Croall, H. (1998) Crime and Society in Britain, Longman.
Marsh, I. (2004) Criminal Justice. Longman.
Newburn, T. (2002) Crime and Criminal Justice Policy London: Longman
Padfield, N. (2000) Text and Materials on Criminal Justice 2nd edition, Butterworths
Stephens, M. (2000) Crime and Social Policy: Gildredge Social Policy, The Gildredge Press
Wasik, M. Gibbons, T and Redmayne, M. (1999) Criminal Justice: Texts and
Materials, Longman
Ackroyd, S. et al (1992) New Technology and Practical Police Work Berkshire: Open University Press
Akdeniz, Y., Walker, C. and Wall, D. (eds.) (2000) The Internet, Law and Society UK: Longman
Barrett, N. (1997) Digital Crime London: Kogan Page
Button, K. (1997) ‘Hacking off the Hackers’ in Computer Weekly, 16 January
Chandler, A. (1996) ‘The Changing Definition of Hackers in Popular Discourse’ in International Journal of the Sociology of Law, 24: 229-51
Denning, D. E. (1999) Information Warfare and Security New York: ACM Press
Ellison, L. & Akdeniz, Y. (1998) ‘Cyberstalking: The Regulation of Harassment on the Internet’ in Criminal Law Review, Special Edition, December 1998: 29-47
Hollinger, R. (ed) (1997) Crime, Deviance and the Computer USA: Dartmouth Publishing Company
Leong, G. (1998) ‘Computer Child Pornography – The Liability of Distributors’ in Criminal Law Review, Special Edition, December 1998: 19-28
Levy, S. (1984) Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution New York: Bantam Doubleday Bell
Mann, D. and Sutton, M. (1998) ‘Netcrime: More Changes in the Organisation of Thieving’ in British Journal of Criminology, 38(2): 201-29
Parker, D. B. (1976) Crime by Computer New York: Shribner
Parker, D. B. (1998) Fighting Computer Crime: A New Framework for Protecting Information New York: John Wiley
Power, R. (2000) Tangled Web, Tales of Digital Crime from the Shadows of Cyberspace Indianapolis: Que
Speer, L. (2000) ‘Redefining Borders: The Challenges of Cybercrime’ in Crime, Law and Social Change, 34: 259-73
Sterling, B. (1992) The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier New York: Bantam Books
Taylor, P. (1999) Hackers: Crime in the Digital Sublime London: Routledge
Thomas, D. & Loader, D. B. (eds.) (2000) Cybercrime: Law Enforcement, Security and Surveillance in the Information Age London: Routledge
Wall, D. (ed) (2001) Crime and the Internet London: Routledge
hope you all enjoy! 
Assuming that is that you can't afford to buy the professional tools (which aren't necessarily any better, just maybe easier to use).
am assuming therd be the same commands etc on a basic level any guides that helpd you would be awsome to be honest its just a database thing at a job am at for the summer