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Learning how to work with stained glass can be a daunting task, especially when you're trying to figure it out on your own. If you're not able to find a class at a community center, or stained glass shop, your next best bet would be heading over to the bookstore, and finding some things to get you started.

In terms of general how-to and introduction to the craft, you could try any of the following:

1. The Complete Stained Glass Course: How to Master Every Major Glass Work Technique
   
2. Basic Stained Glass Making: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started
   
3. Introduction to Stained Glass: A Teaching Manual
   
4. Quick Success Stained Glass: A Beginner's Instruction Guide
   
5. Stained Glass: Step by Step

Many books of stained glass patterns also exist. These might be a good place to get started:

1. Nature Designs Stained Glass Pattern Book
   
2. Ornamental Flower Stained Glass Pattern Book: 83 Designs for Workable Projects
   
3. Sidelights, Fanlights and Transoms Stained Glass Pattern Book: 180 Designs for Workable Projects
   
4. 162 Traditional and Contemporary Designs for Stained Glass Projects
   
5. 390 Traditional Stained Glass Designs

For general history, these could point you in the right direction:

1. Old Stained Glass for the Home: A Guide for Collectors and Designers
   
2. Stained Glass : From its Origins to the Present

This should be more than enough to get you started. Have fun!