[johnnybeef]

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Ratings are so subjective. These are the instructional books I got the most out of (i.e. they paid for themselves many times over):

2+2 Authors
TOP
GSIH
SSHE
HPFAP
TPFAP
HOH I
HOH II
HLSFAP

Ciaffone/Reuben et al
PL&NLP
IYP
HGIYPLO
HGIYPLH

Others
SSI (NLHE & Stud chapters)
SSII
Holdems Odd Book - Petriv
Caro's Book of Tells
Real Poker II - Play of Hands - Cooke

Books I haven't finished that could make the list:
Ace on the River - Greenstein
Weighing the Odds - Yao
How Good Is Your Limit Holdem - Jacobs
7CSFAP
How to Win at Omaha Hi-Lo Poker - Cappelletti

Other instructional books that I found interesting, if not quite as helpful as those above:

MLHE - Ciaffone & Brier
WLLHE - Jones 2nd Ed
Internet Texas Holdem - Hilger
Caro's Fundamental Secrets of Winning Poker
Poker, Sex & Dying - Anderson
Championship PL & NL Holdem
Championship Tournament Practice Hands
Championship Satellites
New Players Guide to NL Holdem
Winning O8 Poker - Tenner
Other 2+2 titles

Best Instructional Poker DVDs I have seen:
Lederer's More Secrets to NL Holdem
Poker Superstars Season I
2004 World Poker Conference

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A couple of comments/questions....

*GSIH is an excellent read, however, I'd figure someone who had read these other titles would not get that much out of it (besides the nl short stack strategy).

*I thought HOH2 was decent, but, I really have learned a lot more from these forums, and am eagerly awaiting fossilman's pubication. I was really looking forward to discussions of cEV and $EV, proper bubble play, and moves that are little less obvious then the ones he provided. (In short, I felt that it was a great book, just not quite as advanced as I had wanted.)

Otherwise from that, this should be a list of what books beginners should be reading and rereading in order to become a better player..(finding players who are better than you to discuss hands with, and playing 50k hands are two other ways to help out)