IMO trading futures is just like trading any other instrument, but the movements tend to be faster than stocks which can help you make money quicker and they can make you lose it even faster.
The only real difference is that you are trading contracts, so you buy and sell a number of contracts. You work out your risk and money management principles the same way as with stocks, etc.
The only difference is that you need to trade the correct month or quarter. Index futures such as the emini S&P (ES), emini Nasdaq (NQ), emini Dow (YM), etc, are divided into three-month contracts. These have letters assigned to them. H M U Z are the letters for the March, June, September and December contracts respectively. So we are currently trading H, which expires on Friday 19th March, a day which is called triple witching because futures, S&P options, and individual stock options come up for renewal. It's a volatile day usually, so just make a note in your diary, and avoid trading if you are new to the game, or feel unsure. The contracts roll-over (ie move onto the next contract) one week and one day before, so on Thursday 11 March (three days time) we shall move from H to M.
Those are the major differences - all the rest is just as you would trade any other instrument. So you don't really need any specific books, just sound trading principles.
Commodities and metals do have a few other quirks, but I presume that you are not referring to those in your question.
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