I've read a number of algorithms books. CLRS, Skiena's Algorithm Design Manual, Algorithms and Data Structures in Python, and Sedgewicks' own Algos in C and Alg

I've read a number of algorithms books. CLRS, Skiena's Algorithm Design Manual, Algorithms and Data Structures in Python, and Sedgewicks' own Algos in C and Algos in Java. This book (simply called "Algorithms") is the most lucid of them. For someone learning today, I would recommend Algorithms and the Skiena book.