I first got R when I was reading Statistics: an introduction using R (http://www.amazon.com/Statistics-Introduction-Michael-J-Craw...).

That said, I ultimately never fell in love with R so perhaps my experience is a bad example (though I would argue there are lots of legitimate reasons not to fall in love with R)

Well written, humorous intro to statistics using R: http://www.amazon.com/Statistics-Introduction-Michael-J-Craw...