It will still give you a good taste of the language, but PiL 2nd ed. and the ref...

		silentbicycle on Oct 17, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lua Doesn't Suck – Strange Loop 2010 20-minute tal... It will still give you a good taste of the language, but PiL 2nd ed. and the reference manual will be much more useful in the long run.