Textbook reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 114 Reddit reviews across 37 subreddits and 44 posts to rank the best Textbook brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/latin, r/datascience, r/statistics, r/APEuro, r/math. Top-rated brands include Spielvogel (4.8/5), AMSCO (4.0/5), Cambridge Latin Course (5.0/5).
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Reviews114
Subreddits37
Posts44
Brands97
Products69
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#1
Spielvogel
4.8
(5)
"YESSSS SPIELVOGELS WESTERN CIVILIZATION !!! Also also just look up spielvogel chapter 11 - chapter 27 and itll be online in a pdf for free!!"
"My class gave us spielvogels book for free and ive got to say its a life saver"
"Jackson spielvogel western civilization . Last year my class average score was a 4.6"
"Spiegvogel Western Civilization 10th edition is really good, can sell you mine from this year for $50 if u want its in great condition"
"If you want an AP textbook that will do the job, Spielvogel 10th AP edition."
#2
AMSCO
4.0
(4)
"I'd recommend a mix of amsco and spielvogel!"
"Amsco is good, it has everything my teacher taught but i don’t reccomend self teaching this class."
"I recommend just an amsco to learn the content + the free questions it has, barron’s review book, and review with some heimler."
"AMSCO or OER if you don't have a big budget."
#3
Cambridge Latin Course
5.0
(2)
"Cambridge Latin Course is fabulous."
"Cambridge Latin Course explains the Grammar very well."
#4
Wackerly
3.3
(3)
"Try Wackerly"
"I like using Wackerly’s Mathematical Statistics or for when I tutor stats, I used Intro to Business Statistics 7e which is helpful for applied statistics."
"Forget about Casella and Berger. It's not well-written."
#5
Garrity
4.5
(2)
"Was literally written for you."
"It's a nice overview all in one place."
#6
OpenStax
4.5
(2)
"For high school, Open Stax from Rice University."
"Openstax is free and a solid textbook"
#7
Neville
4.5
(2)
"Neville 5th ed. Is my Bible and has been since 3rd ed."
"I use a combination of 1) Neville and 2) Woo's Oral Pathology book"
#8
Wheelock
4.0
(2)
"I used Wheelock's Latin and I feel it taught me well."
"Wheelock Latin is easy to find online since it’s so old and it’s very comprehensive."
#9
Cengel
4.0
(2)
"For beginner cengel is good."
"If you're looking for basics then definitely cengel or fox and macdonalds or douglas"
#10
National Geographic
4.0
(2)
"Check out national geographic - timezones 1-4. I used to teach this textbook and it has some great lessons"
"My favorite for literature is the National Geographic’s Edge series - the older versions can sometimes be found on Thrift Books."
#11
Stewart
3.5
(2)
"Stewart Precalc"
"Best for for someone just trying to get up to speed fast and is willing to trade off a lot of rigor? Stewart's Precalc"
#12
Companion to Familia Romana
5.0
(1)
"It's priceless :)"
#13
Lingua Latina
5.0
(1)
"The latest greatest thing that I and others like is Lingua Latina Per Se."
#14
新完全マスター
5.0
(1)
"Are great, very in depth explanations."
#15
Moreland and Fleischer
5.0
(1)
"Moreland and Fleischer is great."
#16
Rencher
5.0
(1)
"I am partial to Rencher’s Linear Models in Statistics"
#17
Gelman and Hill
5.0
(1)
"* Gelman and Hill - Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models"
#18
Art of Problem Solving
5.0
(1)
"Best for someone who loves math? AoPS."
#19
ABAX Publishing
5.0
(1)
"I have used On TASK at the HS level with great success."
#20
Dingra
5.0
(1)
"Dingra for ENT."
#21
Mark S. Thompson
5.0
(1)
"Gives a complete list of differentials for every clinical sign and lab abnormality!"
#22
Ettinger
5.0
(1)
"Ettinger's Internal Medicine is a great one!"
#23
LeVay and Baldwin
5.0
(1)
"I love it. It’s one of the best textbooks I’ve used in any of my classes."
#24
Madrigal’s
5.0
(1)
#25
Fudenberg and Tirole
5.0
(1)
"Is a standard graduate game theory reference for good reason."
#26
Madrigal
5.0
(1)
"I think Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish book is really good to start."
#27
Seymour Resnick
5.0
(1)
"**Essential Spanish Grammar** by Seymour Resnick (Dover Books) is the book I recommend for absolute beginners."
#28
Marshall Cavendish
5.0
(1)
"Def def def the marshall cavendish one js trust me"
#29
Kutner et al
5.0
(1)
"* Kutner et al - Applied Linear Statistical Models"
#30
Loring Tu
5.0
(1)
"*An Introduction to Manifolds* by Loring Tu. It is the best Introduction."
#31
Parson's
5.0
(1)
"Parson's for ophthal"
#32
Marco Russo & Alberto Ferrari
5.0
(1)
"The best one (as per me) is The Definitive Guide to DAX by Marco Russo & Alberto Ferrari."
#33
Andrea L. Arias and Peter H. Westfall
5.0
(1)
"This textbook made regression really click for me."
#34
Walpole
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend this book."
#35
Andy Field
5.0
(1)
"This book will make you laugh while you learn."
#36
Gareth James
5.0
(1)
"A great statistics book I’d recommend is An Introduction to Statistical Learning by Gareth James."
#37
BFW
5.0
(1)
"The BFW book is far and away the best book I've found to teach Stats."
#38
Spiegelhalter
5.0
(1)
"Thank me later."
#39
McElreath
5.0
(1)
"It rebuilds a lot of intuitions from a Bayesian perspective and helped probability theory really click for me."
#40
Linneman
5.0
(1)
"Great reference as you learn."
#41
Wooldridge
5.0
(1)
"This book is really the core fundamentals, I still use those lessons 13 years in."
#42
Stanford
5.0
(1)
"Freely available at https://www.statlearning.com/"
#43
Thakur
5.0
(1)
"The author has made the book freely available on the github repository."
#44
Kanzen Master
5.0
(1)
"Hands down!"
#45
Rosen
5.0
(1)
"Is excellent. Highly recommend it, and provides a great gateway into abstract algebra."
#46
Panton
5.0
(1)
"I would add Ronald L. Panton's *Incompressible Flow* to the list."
#47
James
5.0
(1)
"An introduction to statistical learning by gareth james. it is very accessible with serious depth and math if you want it."
#48
Gateway to the World
4.0
(1)
"Gateway to the world is the best one for teens 12+. Prepare second edition for juniors 10-12 y.o."
#49
Saddleback
4.0
(1)
"I also like anything done by Saddleback. They have low-high readers that are very engaging."
#50
Oxford
4.0
(1)
"I teach a couple YL privately and I use the Oxford Discover books. But I just focus on reading and speaking with them and we do grammar correction passively."
#51
Axler
4.0
(1)
"Sheldon Axler’s precalc I’ve found very educational."
#52
Cole and Symes
4.0
(1)
"Cole and symes western civilizations!! it's super comprehensive, mostly confined to the time period, and has a lot of good global context."
#53
French in Action
4.0
(1)
"French In Action - it’s from the 1980s but it has videos, audios, textbook and workbook. You can find most of it all on line."
#54
Arabiyyat al-Naas
4.0
(1)
"Is good and actually better than the Al kitaab series since it involves more words, and it explains the grammar better."
#55
Whiton
4.0
(1)
"I personally found Whiton's *Six Weeks' Preparation for Reading Caesar* very clear and helpful."
#56
Kennedy
4.0
(1)
"I gather that the updated *Kennedy’s New Latin Primer* has been well-received."
#57
Wheelock's Latin
4.0
(1)
"Something like *Wheelock's Latin* might fit the bill."
#58
Latin to GCSE
4.0
(1)
"I'd recommend the Latin to GCSE books."
#59
GSW
4.0
(1)
"In some things the GSW is better, but Polchinski is post-M theory conjecture and has some nice things about branes and dualities."
#60
Smart Choice
4.0
(1)
"I liked using Smart Choice."
#61
Blumenhagen, Lüst and Theisen
4.0
(1)
"Blumenhagen, Lüst and Theisen for sure. GSW is also great for certain topics as already mentioned"
#62
Hyde
4.0
(1)
"I also like the The Psychology of Human Sexuality Paperback by Justin Lehmiller."
#64
Integrated Chinese
4.0
(1)
"These textbooks and workbooks are designed for college students."
#65
Ponto de Encontro
4.0
(1)
"I was quite happy with that purchase when I first began learning Portuguese."
#66
Downey
4.0
(1)
"Haven’t spent much time with either myself though"
#67
Cengel and Cimbala
4.0
(1)
"Is a great starting point for beginners, offering clear explanations and strong foundational concepts."
#68
Foye
4.0
(1)
"Access pharmacy should have all book you need."
#69
日本語総まとめ文法
4.0
(1)
"The explanations are much simpler and more straightforward."
#70
MWG and Kreps
4.0
(1)
"Are good microeconomics books with game theory but not focused on game theory entirely."
#71
Osborne and Rubinstein
4.0
(1)
"Is good though a bit idiosyncratic in places."
#72
Zwiebach
4.0
(1)
"A good supplement to Polchinski or GSW is the undergrad-level book by Zwiebach."
#73
Needham
4.0
(1)
"You could try Needham's Visual Differential Geometry and Forms."
#74
Alma Edizioni
4.0
(1)
"[Raccontami 2] published by Alma Edizioni might be what you’re looking for."
#75
Chapman
4.0
(1)
"The book Nonparametric Statistical Methods Using R is focused on rank-based methods."
#76
Barron's
4.0
(1)
"Also use barron's for test prep stuff and you should be good."
#77
Do Carmo
4.0
(1)
"If you want a more basic, concrete intro, I recommend Do Carmo's book."
#78
Shea, Scanlon, Aufses
4.0
(1)
"The Language of Composition - Shea, Scanlon, Aufses."
#79
DeGroot and Schervish
4.0
(1)
"Probability and statistics by degroot and schervish."
#80
Jim Pitman
4.0
(1)
"I would start with probability for which you can read Jim Pitman probability."
#81
Peter, Andrew, and Gedeck
4.0
(1)
"I started learning statistics with 'Practical Statistics for Data Scientists'."
#82
Sebastian Raschka
4.0
(1)
"Machine learning with scikit learn & pytorch by Sebastian Raschka."
#83
Stanley H. Chan
4.0
(1)
"Introduction to Probability for Data Science by Stanley H. Chan."
#84
Higgins
4.0
(1)
"That is the book on my shelf for this subject."
#85
Barbara Bregstein
4.0
(1)
"I'm halfway though Easy Spanish Step by Step and am learning so much."
#86
Thomas and Stewart
4.0
(1)
"Both Thomas and Stewart calculus cover all those topics."
#87
Barret O'Neil
4.0
(1)
"The book by Barret O'Neil is really good."
#88
Weil
4.0
(1)
"It's short, sweet, includes some algebra, and gets some interesting stuff done."
#89
White
4.0
(1)
"For a more detailed and rigorous exploration of fluid mechanics."
#90
Grus
4.0
(1)
"Haven’t spent much time with either myself though"
#91
Munson, Young, and Okiishi
4.0
(1)
"Is also highly recommended."
#92
TOBIRA
4.0
(1)
"Is an excellent textbook, and way more enjoyable than the Kanzen Master training."
#93
Zimmerman
4.0
(1)
"Zimmerman’s Linear Model Theory is another supplement for a grad course."
#94
Hodder
3.0
(1)
"Honestly dont buy a textbook revision websites are way better, but if i would recommend i would say hodder"
#95
Via del Corso
3.0
(1)
"You can buy versions of the textbooks that are most often recommended in English."
#96
Clyde Rainville
3.0
(1)
"This textbook is my go-to for Derivatives and Integrals."
#97
Jenney's Latin
3.0
(1)
"I was using Jenney's first year and second year latin."
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