Could you suggest some textbooks? And if you have the time, a word on why particularly book X and not book Y in the same subject? There’s so much noise online

Could you suggest some textbooks? And if you have the time, a word on why particularly book X and not book Y in the same subject? There’s so much noise online now about these topics that it’s very hard to figure out where to focus and which resources are worth investing time into. Thanks in advance!