What's the best book for learning Chess?

I recently bought How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman.  Is there a book that can help me more?  I haven't finished reading it, yet, but I feel like I am having a hard time getting over a hump in my learning curve.  I don't know if I need to work on my openings more or not.  I suppose it would help if I could find an online chess play area where people didn't cheat with Chess Master and other software.  I don't know.  I just feel really frustrated.  Does anybody have any good suggestions for Chess books or ways to judge what rating level opponents I should be playing?

Thanks in advance.

I find there is no "best book".  I fing some chess books to be really "out there", and some to be dead on, but it seems a question of style - does the author explain things in a way you can relate?

Go to your local library and check a few out (literally!)

The "best book" concept is subjective

to the OP ftyre76, I have challenged you to a game. Please accept, I can give you some pointers about what level you are at (i.e. worse than me, same, better) and some ideas of books to read and training you might require.