You can just pick a routine e.g. the 5x5 and then go to the stronglifts website to see the form and explanation of each 5x5 lift. There is no requirement to go and buy books on different routines, i don't know where tenpercent got his list from.
I don't think it overcomplicates in the sticky by asking noobs to get books.
a book has no accountability, and it has no sense of belonging. HENCE, we have forums like these, where we can connect, and be more than we ever could alone.