Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Beginners Start here

This book is an excellent starting point for anyone who has never programmed with VB or is returning to it after a long absence (like me). It does not delve into object orient programming or drill down on ADO.Net. I does provide a lot of simple exercises that can be built on. After completing this book I highly recommend Coding Techniques for Microsoft Visual Basic .Net by John Connell.