Start with high-confidence chess books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played
Irving Chernev
How to Win at Chess
Levy Rozman
1000 GAMES CHESS
The 100 Best Chess Games of the 20th Century, Ranked
Andrew Soltis
Ivory Vikings: the Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them
Nancy Marie Brown
Checkmate
Ben Mezrich
Tactics Time!
Tim Brennan, Anthea Carson
Spassky's Best Games
Alexey Bezgodov, Dmitry Aleynikov
Real Paul Morphy
Charles Hertan
Chess Fundamentals
Jose Raul Capablanca
