In science read by preference the newest works. In literature read the oldest. The classics are always modern.
So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That was a big learning curve. I listened to that album again and again and again. James Cotton was the harmonica player on that album.
In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand...
Any fool can know. The point is to understand.
If you want to learn something, just steal it