This somewhat echos The Value of Nature and Old Books. Sometimes, older books can be quite effective at explaining things that do not depend on the latest research—the books by e.g. Knuth, Feynman, Abelson/​Susskind are good examples, and I would hearthily recommend those, even if there are newer works on similar subjects.
This somewhat echos The Value of Nature and Old Books. Sometimes, older books can be quite effective at explaining things that do not depend on the latest research—the books by e.g. Knuth, Feynman, Abelson/​Susskind are good examples, and I would hearthily recommend those, even if there are newer works on similar subjects.