If you are going to start in RL, you should really consider reading the second edition even though it is not released yet. I am guessing that Sutton is getting

If you are going to start in RL, you should really consider reading the second edition even though it is not released yet. I am guessing that Sutton is getting closer to the finishing line as there have been numerous revisions already. The second edition has better notation and benefits from the field having matured a lot since the first book was written. http://incompleteideas.net/book/the-book-2nd.html http://incompleteideas.net/book/the-book-2nd.html