Redwood
Master Plumber
So far as learning new things and books go, I like to get three books on the same subject by different authors/publishers. I learn the most this way.
With just one book, something might not be explained very well and I don't understand it. Then the second book with explain the same thing differently and I will then understand it. And sometimes two books will give conflicting advice, then the 3rd will confirm something should be done one way or another.
Also the important stuff is drilled into my head three times by reading three books.
BTW I read a LOT and it is not uncommon to see mistakes in books. (Frequently toward the back.) I think the proof readers get tired after going through the first part of the book and are not so careful with the rest.
These books that Taunton Press publishes are hacker guides at best.
I sincerely doubt the credentials of the authors. The stuff they write is just too unbelievable!