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I read:

Gelman et al (2013). Bayesian Data Analysis. CRC Press LLC. 3rd ed.

Hoff, Peter D (2009). A First Course in Bayesian Statistical Methods. Springer Texts in Statistics.

Kruschke, Doing Bayesian Data Analysis: A Tutorial with R and Bugs, 2011. Academic Press / Elsevier.

and I think that the better one to start with is Kruschke's book. It's perfect for a first approach to Bayesian thinking: concepts are explained very clearly, there is not too much mathematics, and there are lots of nice examples!

Gelman et al. is a great book, but it is more advanced and I suggest to read it after the Kruschke's one.

Conversely, I did not like Hoff's book because it is an introductory book, but concepts (and Bayesian thinking) are not explained in a clear way. I suggest to pass over.