The Dragon book is not good at teaching parsing, but is obsessed with the idea and spends 2/3 of the time talking about it, so you'll just be left thinking it's really difficult. The whole thing is extremely boring and lacks confidence.
Try "Parsing Techniques: A Practical Guide" and then a more concise book like Muchnick.
Try "Parsing Techniques: A Practical Guide" and then a more concise book like Muchnick.