Reddit reviews CCNA Routing and Switching ICND2 200-105 Official Cert Guide

These two books for the ICND 1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CCENT-CCNA-100-105-Official-Guide-x/dp/1587205807/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483461592&sr=8-1&keywords=icnd+1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CCENT-ICND1-Study-Guide-100-105-ebook/dp/B01I5WZ6L2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483461592&sr=8-2&keywords=icnd+1

These two books for the ICND 2:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Routing-Switching-ICND2-200-105-Official-x/dp/1587205793/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483461669&sr=8-1&keywords=icnd+2

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CCNA-ICND2-Study-Guide-200-105/dp/1119290988/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

As far as books go, they don’t cost $750 I think you were looking at a kit or a combination of things that has books maybe and simulators. The books cost if I remember correctly $24 to $30 each.

CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-105 Official Cert Guide https://www.amazon.com/dp/1587205807/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_MRv7Ab1WQ22CS

CCNA Routing and Switching ICND2 200-105 Official Cert Guide https://www.amazon.com/dp/1587205793/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_8Rv7AbZF8A1A5

As Epic has already stated the best book is Lammle, but I also like Odom's ICND1 & Odom's ICND2 as well. I would also suggest doing ITProTV or Chris Bryant for training videos.

Bryant lacks any lab documents, but you can download packet tracer and just pause the video and screenshot anything you need to do the labs.
If you spring for the high plan from ITPro you get access to labs and practice tests. I would skip the practice tests and spend the money on Boson ICND1/Boson ICND1&2

You can start with the same book I did... seriously

https://www.amazon.com/Networking-Dummies-Doug-Lowe/dp/111925776X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1503420588&sr=8-2&keywords=networking+for+dummies

There was a line in the forward from an older version of the book that stuck with me; "From this moment on everything is your fault"

The Cisco CCNA books are actually pretty good for reference

https://www.amazon.ca/CCENT-ICND1-100-105-Official-Guide/dp/1587205807/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1503420668&sr=8-5&keywords=ccna

https://www.amazon.ca/Routing-Switching-ICND2-200-105-Official/dp/1587205793/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1503420668&sr=8-6&keywords=ccna

https://www.boson.com/netsim-cisco-network-simulator

The All-In-One: https://www.amazon.com/Routing-Switching-200-125-Official-Library/dp/1587205815

Or

Separate: https://www.amazon.com/CCENT-ICND1-100-105-Official-Guide/dp/1587205807

https://www.amazon.com/Routing-Switching-ICND2-200-105-Official/dp/1587205793

31 Days Before (Refresher): https://www.amazon.com/Days-Before-Your-Routing-Switching/dp/1587205904

Udemy - Chris Bryant: https://www.udemy.com/ccna-on-demand-video-boot-camp/

I heard Stormwind Studios has a nice course. I haven’t looked up the price.

> I asked for personal recommendations.

No. No, you didn't.

Scroll back up there and read the actual words you provided to us.

Here, let me help you:

> I am looking for an additional resource (preferably a text book because for some god forsaken reason, text books are the only books I enjoy to read) for a secondary CCNA source.

That is not a personalized request. That's a shotgun blast.

What resources have you discovered on your own? Which resources seemed interesting to you? Can we help you choose between a specific list of things you've found?

When you read the FAQ over in /r/ccna what did you think of their recommended reading list?

When you ask a broad, unfocused question like that and don't provide any evidence or indication that you've done any research or put any effort into it, it comes across as laziness.

Compare these two sentences examples:

"I want to get my CCNA. Can someone suggest a book on the subject?"

or

"I want to get my CCNA. I read <blog> and <article> and I see lots of positive comments for these two books <URL> and <URL>, but I also hear good things about CBTNuggets. Can someone help me choose? I really only want to spend about $100 on this."

See how that first example gives us nothing to work with, and makes us ask all the questions & do all the work for you?

See how the second example puts more of the work effort on you to explain the situation and help us understand what you've already done to find this answer on your own?

That is what effective communication looks like when you are communicating via electronic text. You might make a note of it.

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The two most popular books on CCNA R&S are:

The two books from Wendell Odom, part of the official Cisco Press offering:

ICND1
ICND2

And the Todd Lammle books:

CCNA Routing and Switching Complete Study Guide

Oh... So I want these | two, then. Correct?

buy this book, its your ccna bible.

https://www.amazon.com/Routing-Switching-ICND2-200-105-Official/dp/1587205793/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=ccna+icnd2+200-105&qid=1564764120&s=gateway&sprefix=ccna+icnd2&sr=8-1