There are a lot of things that can be learned effectively from books, but I don't think graphic design is one of them. Books can help, but one of the key skill

There are a lot of things that can be learned effectively from books, but I don't think graphic design is one of them. Books can help, but one of the key skills in graphic design is having an internal sense of how a variety of different people with different viewpoints will react to a particular design. I think that skill is best learned through class discussions and the critiques of your peers.