Which one of pic related is the better algorithms book? Any other suggestions?

Consider supplementing your literary study with online problem solving sites like HackerRank and LeetCode. I have learned a lot about data structures and algorithms solving those problems.

>>16708830 (OP)
I’ve never heard of the black one but isn’t it strange that both Kleinberg brothers became tenured professors in the same ivy league cs department? i mean that’s like 1000000:1 odds in a fair competition

>>16708840
Look at the hardest algorithm problems on that site used by top employers in commercial software development. These are rarely ever applied in such contexts. The most skilled programmers are researchers and scientists.

>>16708844
Black mail, you gotta sell your soul to satan through some ritual before becoming a tenured professor at every university in the usa.