linuxquestions.org, justlinux.com, tinyminds.org, linuxchix.org all have newbie tutorials with step-by-step approaches. There are other sites too, that you can find through google; there's Linux Step by Step, Linux Guruz, Experts Exchange, First Linux, etc ...
The standard how-to's are a bit dry, but they are invaluable in conjunction with the newbie tutorials. You can find the how-to's at
www.ibiblio.org
