> but I'm sure different professors would make different choices (and even for me, I know that my choices would be situation dependent).
I think most of us would recommend books that we used. Or adamantly say "stay away from this one!" Like you said, it isn't easy.
But there seem to be a few good options in each level, and usually only a few. I think the best thing to do would be to categorize them by level and say "Here's the most popular books, this is the one I recommend." It is impossible to be unbiased but I think that's about as close as you can expect to get.
I think most of us would recommend books that we used. Or adamantly say "stay away from this one!" Like you said, it isn't easy.
But there seem to be a few good options in each level, and usually only a few. I think the best thing to do would be to categorize them by level and say "Here's the most popular books, this is the one I recommend." It is impossible to be unbiased but I think that's about as close as you can expect to get.