Re: Stud poker book?
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7CS4AP is the nuts. West's book stinks. If you've studied poker some, you don't need a so-called beginners book, which is good because they all stink. The stud section in Super/System is excellent. The stud/8 section in SS2 is very good. Landon has never read Ray Zee's book.
Mason reviews books by other publishers all the time, and they are actively discussed in the Books forum. You're free to make or solicit comments about any poker books. If you're hawking your own poker book, there are restrictions, however.
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I have seen frequent criticism of West's book on this forum. Can you be specific about why it's a book to avoid?
Also - not to be a cheerleader for 2+2 or anything - but Fundamentals of Poker by Malmuth/Loomis is an excellent beginners book. There is sound, basic, fundamental strategy covered in there - and is helping me keep afloat at penny limits while I dig into the more advanced books (actually - I'm doing a bit better than keeping afloat - it doesn't take much to beat those limits).
I'm a fan of your avatar, by the way. I was a band kid right through college (percussion) - although I did start my musical career in 5th grade in the lower brass - trombone, and did even experiment with sousaphone for a month or 2.
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