Reddit mentions of The Art of Short Selling

I think it would be wise to first gain experience through virtual portfolios. A lot of brokers and websites offer this feature (investopedia, for one). It is rather dangerous to short in a bull market. This year, stocks with higher short ratios outperformed those with lower.

But if you must, since I'm not here to stop you, I'd recommend watching this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVp77PCc6xM
and reading this
http://www.amazon.com/The-Short-Selling-Marketplace-Book/dp/0471146323/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368594037&sr=8-1&keywords=art+of+short+selling

Happy shorting,

Seems to be the most recommended book on the topic. I liked it.

The Art of Short Selling is pretty much nothing but case studies

not sure whether you will something applicable right away but I really liked The Art of Short Selling from Kathryn Stalley

also, the good thing with (famous?) short sellers, is that they publish their research. I do not read all of them but I enjoy muddy waters.

oh I have read Creative Cash Flow Reporting and What's Behind The Numbers and it helped me a lot in my regular analysis by the way.

Read these books:

http://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Stock-Market-Genius/dp/0684840073

http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Earnings-Thornton-L-Oglove/dp/0684863758/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410317146&sr=1-1&keywords=quality+of+earnings

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Short-Selling-Kathryn-Staley/dp/0471146323/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410317189&sr=1-1&keywords=art+of+short-selling