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Agree with Doug, you will have to decide what kind of knives you want to make and how you want to make them. It's a very wide arena of techniques and approaches to the craft that will make the tooling choices difficult without advanced research/knowledge.
Another book I would suggest is "$50 Knife Shop" by Wayne Goddard. He gives some simpler perspectives and approaches to knife making. Jim's is pretty advanced for the beginner but a very great reference resource for when you advance in your skill level.
Like we tell every beginner - ask any questions you have here, lot of excellent makers to pull info from. But, as with any resource, the more specific the question the more specific and helpful the answer will be.