Small stake hold'em by Miller <==if you intend to play live, low-stakes limit hold'em, the advice "read this book from cover to cover multiple times, then read it cover to cover at least once a month" is basically universal.
If you play live no-limit, I strongly recommend you try the short-stack strategy. Apologies for tooting my own horn but I made a thread about it:
https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/3...05/?highlight=
If you play the short-stack strategy you will be folding a lot, and I mean a LOT, which gives you TONS of opportunities to watch the table - how often are they raising/calling/limp-calling/limp-raising, how often are they c-betting, floating, raising the turn etc., and when a rare hand actually goes to showdown you see what they did all of that WITH - you can amass an encyclopedia of experience in your head without risking a dime of your own money (unless you're actually dealt a premium hand of course).
low-limit O8 is arguably the worst rake-trap in the casino. So many pots are split that multiple players "have" to tip the dealer. Assuming 25 hands an hour, an average of $4 per hand for rake, $1 for the BBJ and $2 for tips, that's about $175 an hour that's coming off the table, which essentially means people are paying a $20/hr seat rental charge. That's 2.5 big bets per hour - it's very very very hard to win 2.5 big bets an hour on average almost no matter how bad the other players are.
I love PLO and I love Hwang's book. The only reason I don't PLAY PLO is I don't have the bankroll to ride out the swings.
Good luck at the tables.