Re: Backgammon Books
The classic: Backgammon, by Magriel
Unfortunately, not 100% correct. But still very good.
Modern and good: anything by Robertie. He's not always right, but his writing is excellent, and his errors, like Magriel's, don't matter, because:
you can get a neural-net program e.g. GNU backgammon, which is free, and plays a master-strength game. (Snowie and Jellyfish are also quite good.)
If Robertie or Magriel disagree with a program rollout, the program is right.
You can play on various backgammon servers, e.g. FIBS, the First Internet Backgammon Server, and have the programs analyze your play. Read the books, then play and let the programs teach you.
BTW Robertie is the co-author of the excellent "Harrington on Holdem".
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