Here are two books which are very helpful for learning more about fractals:
Peitgen, Heinz-Otto, Hartmut Jurgens & Dietmar Saupe, Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers of Science, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1992.
Fisher, Yuval, Fractal Image Compression: Theory and Application, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1995.
Also, here are some web sites about fractals and chaos theory:
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to email Eric Green at s98.egreen@wittenberg.edu.