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Doyle Brunson: Poker Wisdom of a Champion. (1984).
(previously entitled According to Doyle). This little book, written by Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, one of the best poker players of the   world, and a wise and warm person as well, is a little pearl. It doesn't teach you much about winning poker, but it contains a lot of good advice and a number of really interesting anecdotes about poker and poker players.
This is a book for players who like the game and who like to read about the game. It is witty, insightful, cute, and interesting. A sort of "bed time poker stories"! Go buy!
Also by Brunson: Ace on the River: An Advanced Poker Guide, Online Poker: Your Guide to Playing Online Poker Safely & Winning Money , and My 50 Most Memorable Hands .
David Sklansky: The Theory of Poker
Sklansky is recognized as the leading theoretician of poker. In this book he introduces you to the Fundamental Theorem of  Poker, its implications, and how it should affect your play.
Other chapters in the book discuss the value of deception, bluffing, raising, the slow-play, the value of position, psychology, heads-up play, game theory, implied odds, the free card, and semi bluffing.
Many of today’s top poker players will tell you that this is the book that really made a difference in their play. That is, these are the ideas that separate the experts from the typical players. Many people hold the opinion that this is the best book ever written on poker.
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Doyle Brunson's Super System: A Course in Power Poker 1 & 2 (1979).
When this book was first published it caused a sensation. Immediately   recognized as the most ambitious poker book ever written, it nonetheless was received with irritation by some professionals because it was believed that Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson and his collaborators gave away too much, thereby allowing the amateurs to catch up, thus cutting into the professional player's take.
  There is some truth to this accusation. Poker is an evolving game. Write a revealing book and the old games disappear more quickly and the "rocks" have to learn the new game in order to continue to make a living.
What makes Brunson's Super/System more interesting than many other other poker books, is partly the prestige and celebrity of the writers, especially Doyle himself, but also Bobby Baldwin, David "Chip" Reese, Joey Hawthorne, David Sklanski; and Mike Caro (MJC). Sklanski, for instance, is one of the game's great theoreticians and the author of several excellent books on poker. Caro, known as "the Mad Genius of Poker," has formed his own "Poker University", and has become quite a poker entrepreneur.
Second, there is the comprehensive coverage of the games from five card draw to no limit hold'em. Not everything is explained and some of the tricks are held back.
This is a poker classic, and a must read for students of the game. A lot of intriguing ideas and notions, and interesting commentary as well. Also, it is very well written!
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Dan Harrington & Bill Robertie: Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, 1 & 2.
  These are probably the best books ever written on tournaments and tournament strategy. The books discuss how the game changes during the different phases of a tournament, and how to value chips and to play in these different phases. It also discusses position, style, and a number of other issues highly important to players wanting to play poker tournaments.
Harrington's books are intended for No-Limit tournament play. However, they also offer a variety of ideas and techniques that are useful in other forms of Texas Hold `Em. Harrington is selective in the hands that he chooses to play; his choices are based not only on his hole cards but also his position and his chip stack relative  to the blinds and the other players. Once he chooses to play a hand, he bets in a moderately aggressive manner so as to present his opponents with pot odds that are unfavorable to them. A central feature of his tactics is always knowing how much money is in the pot, and projecting what size bet you need to make to set your opponents' pot odds at the desired level. There is an extensive requirement to know the odds related to various events - e.g., filling a flush draw, beating a pair with two higher cards, etc. Harrington assumes you have these odds at your finger tips and can use them in real time and under pressure.
These are books that definitely have a place in the core poker library of any poker player!
Daniel Negreanu: Hold'em Wisdom for all Players.
Daniel Negreanu is the greatest young poker player in the world. He is a   two-time World Poker Tour champion, winner of four bracelets at the World Series of Poker, and a contributor to Super System 2. Since 1997, he has won more major tournament than any other player in the world. He is currently the second all-time leading money winner on the World Poker Tour Circuit.
Hold'em Wisdom for All Players is a collection of articles he did for various websites and magazines. There's not a great deal here you haven't read before. The reason to pick this up and read it is that Negreanu's teaching style is a great deal different than, say, Dan Harrington's. It's not a great new poker book, it's simply and interesting book, not least because Negreanu is such a great player.
Killer Poker by the Numbers: The Mathematical Edge for Winning Play by Tony Guerrera
  This book lays out the mathematical foundations for aggessive poker play in Texas Hold'Em. You want to play hard when you have the cards? Want to know when to hold (because the odds are in your favor) or to fold right when you no longer have the edge? Then this is the book for you!
If you really want to train yourself to be able to critically analyze the situations you enter during a game (probably more critically after the game is over when you're at home with some more resources on your hands) you can really use the information that Guerrera provides you as a valuable learning tool to form your own deep understanding of the game.
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