[MRBAA]

I'm' sorry to be rude (especially as a fellow author) but the Kammen book is very bad and will set you back. Much of the advice is just flat wrong. The Adams book is better, but still not as good as West. Yes, the West book is flawed in that it tells you to play overly tight. You will need to adjust to the other players and the ante. But it is excellent in introducing pretty advanced strategy ideas about odds, play of hands and hand reading on a basic level. After that, read SCSFAP, which btw is also flawed and by no means "the book" but has a lot of really excellent strategic insight. And the Chip Reese chapter in Super System. A glance at the charts in Othmer is worthwhile, but not not required.