Mining of Massive Datasets: 9781107077232: Computer Science Books @ Amazon.com

This book is a delight for anyone who deals with practical Data Mining applications. Over the past few years, I have gathered bits and pieces of knowledge from various sources about machine learning, Map Reduce programming paradigm, design and analysis of algorithms, information retrieval, etc. But this book serves to tie it all together beautifully. If you have delved in the above topics and are looking for a reference book that strikes a balance between rigor and practicality, this book will serve you right. On the other hand, if you are just starting out in the field of Data Mining/Machine Learning then you may do well by starting out with more detailed material.