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The Second Book of Go helped me a lot.
I suck at go and am definitely lower ranked than you. But I have a copy of Second Book of Go that I flip through from time to time and my impression is that it is a good survey of all the various topics one might need to improve at to get really good at Go.
Pick up the book The Second Book of Go.
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Book-Beginner-Elementary-Books/dp/4906574319
My recommendation: read the Second Book of Go and get on IGS and play a lot of games.
I got a lot out of the following books:
Opening Theory Made Easy As its title suggests, this is limited to the opening but is still a great way to improve your game and easy for beginners to comprehend. I think I first read through this when I was around 17-18k and got a lot out of it. It's not about josekis but moreso principles to keep in mind in the beginning with a lot of great examples and explanations.
Second Book of Go This book was essentially tailor-made for people like you looking to proceed from elementary materials. The only problem is it seems to be out of print. I picked it up for about $20 2 years ago but I can't find it for under $100 on either Amazon or GoGameGuru.
Learn to Play Go Volume II This is part of a 5 book set that is pretty hit-or-miss for me. Volume I is good but probably covers the same materials as Go For Beginners. Volume II is a nice overview of the major extensions from stones (one point jump, knight's move, etc.) with a 20-25 assessment section at the end. Learn to Play Go Volume III isn't very good but I thought Volumes IV and V in the series were worth buying.
Go by Example This is the only book on my list written by a non-pro (well actually I don't think Richard Bozulich ever played professionally but the guy is responsible for the English translation of every go book ever and has written a fair share on his own so I'm guessing he's a decently strong player) and I think he's around an 8k or something, or at least was last time I checked. He plays online and has some specific insights for people playing online (such as not following the pace of your opponent) and reviews games he found on KGS. It has a bunch of examples and analysis and takes a different approach than the other older books I listed.
Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go You'll probably get more out of this once you're at around 16k or so but it's widely considered the best book on go. Plus Kageyama is a pretty entertaining (and very opinionated) writer. Covers all aspects of the game.
Two things. First, to learn, playgo.to will teach you the very basics of the game. Then, play a few games just to get an idea of how little you understand of the game.
When you're done, get yourself the very aptly named Second Book of Go by Richard Bozulich. It'll give you a quick overview of the most important concepts : the opening, life and death, joseki, etc.
Oh, and doing go problems will help you a lot.
From there, well, you're on your own. :) See you on KGS !
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The Second Book of Go, what you need to know after you've learned the rules.