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here's the Top 10 selling poker books according to loveandcasinowar.com

1: Hold'Em Poker for Advanced Players (Advance Player)
by David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth (Paperback) $19.77

2: Winning Low-Limit Hold'em (2nd Edition)
by Lee Jones (Paperback) $17.46

3: The Theory of Poker
by David Sklansky (Paperback) $20.96

4: Hold 'Em Poker
by David Sklansky (Paperback - December 1996) $13.96

5: Play Poker Like the Pros
by Phil Hellmuth (Author) (Paperback) $11.16 (altho someone on this site is prepared to pay someone to take it off their hands i believe )

6: Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker
by James McManus (Hardcover) $16.38

7: Caro's Book of Poker Tells
by Mike Caro (Paperback) $16.47

8: The Complete Book of Hold 'Em Poker: A Comprehensive Guide to Playing and Winning
by Gary Carson (Paperback) $10.17

9: Tournament Poker for Advanced Players (Advance Player)
by David Sklansky (Paperback) $20.96

10: Winner's Guide To Texas Hold'em Poker
by Ken Warren (Paperback) $10.17

Those are all from Amazon

You might also want to look out for Super System - Doyle brunson and also Championship NL & PL Hold Em - TJ Cloutier & Tom McEvoy

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I got the Lee Jones book on ebay for $15, $17 is a pretty good price.

Overstock.com has a surprising selection of poker books at discounts w/cheap shipping including some 2+2 (Sklansky/Malmuth) titles.

The Ken Warren book is often overlooked but I thought it was great, very thorough about practically every aspect of poker and a good odds section, which you'd think you'd see in every book but many leave out.

The Hellmuth book is by and about Hellmuth and it shows but I loaned it to a friend who praised it to the skies and started winning regularly almost immediately. Go figure, I thought it was unremarkable and kinda lightweight. Gonna give it another try if I ever get it back.

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no haven't read the Hilger book, i've read Sklansky's HE for Advanced players and Cloutier's & McEvoys Championship NL & PL HE.

Sklansky was kinda heavy going for me, very theoretical and mathematical. I'd be hard pushed to tell you where it has helped my game, but then again i play fairly low limit games.

The Cloutier and McEvoy one i would recommend tho, It's more situational strategy based and Cloutier tells a FINE tale of texas hold em in the "olden days"
I'd say some of his strategy tips, especially his positional recommendations have helped my game a lot, but it is a little dated so you have to adapt it to your own play.

I have heard great things about Lee Jones Winning Low Limit HE and i think that might be my next purchase, after i get thru reading SuperSystem that is

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For limit games:
Winning Low Limit Hold'em by Lee Jones is definitely your best bet. It's fairly short but it covers everything except reading hands. I hear Hilger's book is also really good, although there isn't as much about specifically playing on the internet as the title suggests. It's still find for learning low limit strategy. Just stay away from Small Stakes Hold'em by Miller and Sklansky and Malmuth. It's awful. Covers the same stuff as Jones' book but much more math and a lot of the suggestions are really goofy. I would also advice getting Stepping Up by Randy Burgess because it's the only low limit book I know of that discusses reading hands in-depth.

For middle/high limit games:
Middle Limit Hold'em by Ciaffone et al. is supposed to be real good.
Hold'em For Advanced Players, obviously.

For NL Tournaments:
Championship PLNL Hold'em is pretty good (by Cloutier and McEvoy). However, these concepts don't really apply to 5+1 sit'n'gos. They apply to really tough competition like that you'd find at the World Series. There's also some good stuff in Tournament Poker for Advanced Players, although there isn't a whole lot of game-specific strategy in it. I'm about to read Dan Harrington's new book, but I'm sure it'll be pretty good.