Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures

one of the best books (IMO) on algorithmic thinking is SICP.

That's a good read regardless of your level.

Well, Volume 4 was released in 2016 and is not out of date at all.

Chapter one of TAOCP for better or worse, is a very rigorous mathematics introduction.

TAOCP is probably the best book if you approach it as infotainment/puzzles casual reading

Art of Computer programming starts at a high school level.

TAOCP is too detailed and too deep as a beginner's book; you first want something lighter

The Art of computer programming by Donald Knuth.

the art of computer programming is a good candidate. Unfortunately, it isn’t done yet (1), and the completed parts have are very basic and have parts that are a bit dated

Introduction to Algorithms -Thomas H. Cormen

CLRS is pretty accessible for beginners, at least as far as computer science textbooks go.

CLRS + ocw mit course should be good in my opinion. Really helped me a lot

I read CLRS in the fashion you described, mostly cover to cover, as a textbook with exercises. I found it extremely helpful.

I came here precisely to suggest Skiena. Excellent book that gives you a good grounding in both theory and practice

> The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven Skiena

CLRS, ALGS4, Algorithm Design Manual, and Algorithm Design by Kleinberg and Tardos are a good start.

The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven Skiena Amazing book. Very readable. I highly recommend it.

Pick a book. Say, Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis[0].

Concrete Mathematics by Graham/Knuth/Patashnik is still a great resource on the kind of mathematics and mathematical thinking we need in CS

I can't think of a book better than CLRS

CLRS is the bible

I find the writing style in CLRS to be quite readble.

more complete than the usually recommended "Cracking the Coding Interview" while being equally approachable.

Cracking the Coding Interview Book by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

Rosen seems more verbose

Grokking Algorithms -Aditya Bhargava

Algorithm design by Kleinberg & Tardos

CLRS, ALGS4, Algorithm Design Manual, and Algorithm Design by Kleinberg and Tardos are a good start.