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by marcosdumay 1274 days ago
Is that advanced degree an academic oriented one or industry oriented?

People on the academic oriented degrees tend to use them a lot. But industry oriented degrees tend to stick with textbooks. (By the way, yes, textbooks are the other kind where you can find wisdom. Normally in an easier to get, more condensed form, but of an older kind.)

About who selects the books, well, who tells you if a book is any good? Some have very radical untested ideas, others stick to older but proven ones. You decide what book to get.

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>People on the academic oriented degrees tend to use them a lot.

Are you from the EU? Becuase having been in US STEM graduate programs in 2 different fields I have never come across such a handbook or know anyone who has. It's certainly not common in the US.