Johno My favourite story book as quoted before Jesse Livermore "Worlds Greatest Stock Trader"
As for a website on patterns etc i dont think you can go past this one http://thepatternsite.com/
I also think quick pattern and chart reading comes from an ability to visualize easily. The more you put on a chart the more you complicate the brain IMO. Forecasting is somewhat different as you need many arguments for a set time and price to occur.
