Hmm, when I was learning we were specifically "forbidden" from reading Stick & Rudder. I have since read it and it's not bad but there are a few things in it that need revision and updating. Apart from the Airspeed Vs Attitude reference debate which I'm not going to get into because I think both sides have their points, it dwells too much on some issues and the prediction that airplanes wouldn't have rudder pedals soon after it was written still hasn't come true!