This is a fantastic publication (monthly magazine) that I highly recommend, it won't walk you thru the whole process like a normal book would, but you'll get invaluable tips/hints/shortcuts/recommendations in every issue: http://www.autorestorermagazine.com/ar/
I believe most of us who have done true/full restorations have either past or present autobody and/or mechanical experience as a full-time career. There are certainly exceptions, and many non-body people can learn ANYTHING... And many can't. Only you know what you are capable of yourself...
If you have a technical college or high school near you that offers auto-body repair classes to the general public in evenings, having an actual teacher would be invaluable, and taking such a class would be a GREAT idea. Plus it gives you access to their shop and tool stash, for various parts of the project that are often extremely difficult to handle at home. Many such classes encourage people to bring in their own cars to work on. Though you won't get the restoration done there, you WILL get a fantastic forum to bounce off ideas/tips and get some help from.
