Help - Need Suggestions on Best Starting Point for Central Banking Research

[MarcMadness]

I am working on a project and trying to help inform a friend at the same time. What would you guys recommend for the best place to start for research on central banking , namely the Fed - it's origins, how the system works, etc. I'm looking for the simplest and most concise book or two and video or two. I can get into the complicated stuff later on but I'm looking for a really good, simple, and concise starting point. Any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

[powerofreason]

http://thisisbunk.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/the-case-against-the-fed.png

[powerofreason]

Also, this must see documentary by the Mises Institute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYZM58dulPE

[brandon]

The creature from jekyll island?

[dannno]

The Creature From Jeckyll Island is a book as well as a google video summary by G. Edward Griffin.

The Money Masters has a lot of great history in it.