"This is a highly readable book that should be able to pick up and extract a lot for the ordinary programmer who is unskilled in mathematical analysis and wary of theoretical algorithms."

- Steve Summit, author of C Programming FAQs

Sedgewick has a real talent for explaining concepts in a simple way. Using real programs in chunks of easily understandable page size (or less) is a real plus. Figures, schedules, and tables make an important contribution to the reader's learning experience; they make this book distinctive.

- William A. Ward, University of Southern Alabama

Robert Sedgewick has completely rewritten and significantly expanded his well-known work to provide up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of important algorithms and data structures. Many new algorithms are introduced, and the descriptions of each algorithm are much more detailed than in previous versions. A new text design and detailed, innovative shapes along with accompanying comments greatly enrich the presentation.