I have an extensive poker library — some 600-plus volumes. There are many excellent texts among them, most having to do with poker (especially hold’em) as it is played in casinos. But many of them were written before casinos proliferated, and therefore they deal more directly with the topic of home game poker.
Sadly most of these books, though attempting to help the regular Joe hold onto his money, are filled with very bad if well-intentioned advice. There are just some terrible books among them, too. It seems that over the years many people have liked to write about poker, including many who didn’t know what they were talking about.