This question was asked three years ago and there's nothing really for it in the FAQ, so I think it is time for an update, especially considering how much this subreddit has grown. For reference, the books posted in that thread were:
- Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization, and Machine Learning by David E. Goldberg
- An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms by Melanie Mitchell
- Practical Genetic Algorithms by Randy L. Haupt and Sue Ellen Haup
- Essentials of Metaheuristics: Lecture Notes by Sean Luke
If possible please suggest some more, wholly for my greedy selfish self, although others might benefit in the future. Any criticism you have of the books posted above would be welcome too (x is out of date, y is just wrong, z ran away with my wife, etcetera). Thank you!
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