While the manual pages provide the definitive reference for individual pieces of the FreeBSD operating system, they are notorious for not illustrating how to put the pieces together to make the whole operating system run smoothly. For this, there is no substitute for a good book on UNIX system administration and a good users' manual.
International books & Magazines:
Using FreeBSD (in Chinese).
FreeBSD for PC 98'ers (in Japanese), published by SHUWA System Co, LTD. ISBN 4-87966-468-5 C3055 P2900E.
FreeBSD (in Japanese), published by CUTT. ISBN 4-906391-22-2 C3055 P2400E.
Complete Introduction to FreeBSD (in Japanese), published by Shoeisha Co., Ltd. ISBN 4-88135-473-6 P3600E.
Personal UNIX Starter Kit FreeBSD (in Japanese), published by ASCII. ISBN 4-7561-1733-3 P3000E.
FreeBSD Handbook (Japanese translation), published by ASCII. ISBN 4-7561-1580-2 P3800E.
FreeBSD mit Methode (in German), published by Computer und Literatur Verlag/Vertrieb Hanser, 1998. ISBN 3-932311-31-0.
FreeBSD Install and Utilization Manual (in Japanese), published by Mainichi Communications Inc..
English language books & Magazines:
The Complete FreeBSD, published by Walnut Creek CDROM.