Excellent statistics references

am doing stats ‘OJT’ these days for my current research and come across these TWO excellently (IMHO) written text (language’s simple n clear, explanations’ in-depth for newbies like me):
1. Tabachnick, B.G., & Fidell, L.S. (2001). Using Multivariate Statistics (4th Ed.). Allyn & Bacon. [latest edition is 5th]
2. Field, A. (2000). Discovering statistics using SPSS for windows. SAGE Publications. [latest edition is 3rd]
a pity i couldnt get the latest edition for these two books from nie lib but the older editions landed in my hands are already excellent materials. great to have them on your personal shelf if you’re into research, esp book (1). EXCEPT these books are so EXPENSIVE (take a look and u’ll agree: 1 2)