<p>If you are looking for a book that is more beginner friendly than the Sutton and Barto book (which you should of course check out also), try out:</p>
<p><a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1838826998" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands On</a></p>

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2020-08-10T04:07:44.707Z
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chessprogrammer
<p><strong>Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction</strong> by <em>Richard Sutton and Andrew Barto</em> is undoubtedly one of the best books, to begin with. Despite its age, the book is still the canonical introduction to reinforcement learning. It does require some patience, but I think it's very approachable and rigorous at the same time!</p>

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2020-08-09T06:19:23.777Z
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stoic-santiago
<p>What are some books on reinforcement learning (RL) and deep RL for beginners?</p>
<p>I'm looking for something as friendly as the head first series, that breaks down every single thing.</p>

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What are some (deep) reinforcement learning books for beginners?
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# What are some (deep) reinforcement learning books for beginners?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-08)

What are some books on reinforcement learning (RL) and deep RL for beginners?

I'm looking for something as friendly as the head first series, that breaks down every single thing.

**Tags:** reinforcement-learning, deep-rl, reference-request, resource-request


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-08-09. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

**Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction** by *Richard Sutton and Andrew Barto* is undoubtedly one of the best books, to begin with. Despite its age, the book is still the canonical introduction to reinforcement learning. It does require some patience, but I think it's very approachable and rigorous at the same time!


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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-08-10. Score: 0

If you are looking for a book that is more beginner friendly than the Sutton and Barto book (which you should of course check out also), try out:

[Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands On](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1838826998)


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