I've just finished scouring my local bookstores in search of Blackjack books, and was quite disappointed. I was surprised by how many books claimed to teach you how to "consistently win at blackjack without counting", claiming to even give you up to a 1.5% edge over the house without using counting methods. I couldn't help but laughing while flipping through them. I did find a few books I did want however. I picked up Beat The Dealer by Thorp and Playing Blackjack as a Business by Revere, since they are classics. I also picked up a copy of "The World's Greatest Blackjack Book" by Lance Humble and Carl Cooper. I haven't heard of them or the book before, but it seems to be focused on Hi-Opt 1, and tips about going about the casino, such as camo and picking casinos and dealers. If anyone knows about this book and has any opinions or information let me know.

Since I've gone through just about every bookstore here, I've decided to order the rest of my books online. I figured I'd get BJA3, Blackjack Blueprint, and a physical copy of Modern Blackjack. Are there any other good books anyone can recommend I order?

If it matters, I'm currently just training Hi-Lo before heading into a casino, been at it for a few weeks, so I'm not an AP yet. All the casinos around me are 6D, HS17, DAS, No Surrender, 1 card burned at the start of the shoe. Because of this I figured Hi-Lo was the best "bang for my buck" time-wise. Once I get more comfortable I plan to implement side counts such as Aces and maybe the 7 count that has been recently discussed, as it looks interesting and effective from what I can see at the moment.

All advice and information welcome