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I'm a huge fan of Ray Zees, but I'm not sure if it's the easiest book to start with. I'd give it a huge recommendation as a second, though.

I started with Chip Reese's 7-stud section in SuperSystem, and then read Zee's book. I started at 2/4 in casinos and was a regular 10/20 and 15/30 player within a couple months. And a winning one. But I did study hard before ever walking in the door.

I'd also recommend studying Theory of Poker as much as you can while working through the other books. It's really indispensable for any poker player, and still very useful even if you read Zee's books or any others really. It sometimes illustrates concepts by referring to all sorts of games you may or may not be familiar with, and that can get a little confusing at times, so it's not the first book to pick up either. But it's one to go back to again and again.