Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow vs The Master Algorithm: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Machine learning, Mathematics

Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow

Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow Aurélien Géron · 2019 ★★★★☆ 3.9 856 pages · ≈ 15 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Master Algorithm Pedro Domingos · 2015 ★★★★☆ 3.7 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Master Algorithm is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 15 for Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow.
Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow is the easier read (Moderate), The Master Algorithm more demanding (Challenging).