Sam Shankland's course on Chessable on the Classical Sicilian is really good, he also analyzes Anti-sicilians and other variations
Best books on The Classical Sicilian?

Sam Shankland's course on Chessable on the Classical Sicilian is really good, he also analyzes Anti-sicilians and other variations
True, his Richter-Rauzer analysis I've heard is excellent.
But what I don't like is that he recommends going into dragon setups, which as a Classical Sicilian player is something not to most people's tastes i feel.
Thanks though!

Books are obsolete while being printed. Use a data base instead and study recent grandmaster games.
Absolutely disagree, I couldn't believe the amount of instructive information I got from Yermolinsky, being a Chess Player with over 30 years of experience playing the Classical Sicilian.
Additionally, many positions have never been reached in actual tournament games, but they have been analyzed.
My experience: I really like 'Easy guide to the classical Sicilian'--old, out of date but very clear and well organized. I agree with pfren on Kozul & Jankovic- I think I've gotten more out of playing over the games of Kozul and Jankovic, which are really interesting, than I got from their book. Wells & Osnos have an older book on the Rauzer that is OK. I think Yermolinsky 's books aren't as good as his video lecturers, which are terrific and fun.

There is Zdenko Kozul's book (The Richter-Rauzer reborn) which is very analytical, but the book layout is a total mess.
Ahh Thank you! I'll try and check it out

My experience: I really like 'Easy guide to the classical Sicilian'--old, out of date but very clear and well organized. I agree with pfren on Kozul & Jankovic- I think I've gotten more out of playing over the games of Kozul and Jankovic, which are really interesting, than I got from their book. Wells & Osnos have an older book on the Rauzer that is OK. I think Yermolinsky 's books aren't as good as his video lecturers, which are terrific and fun.
Ahhh yeaa, I'm reading Easy guide to the Classical Sicilian rn and I think it's pretty comprehensive though I need to always check out the lines with the engine to confirm.
Ahh I see, I'll try to study over their games! I've made a collection of Kožul's games but not yet for Jankovic. Thanks!
I've just finished reading Yermolinsky's "The Classical Sicilian" and it is fantastic for sure, but it doesn't cover the most modern way to play against the Richter-Rauzer (namely the 8. 0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 Be7 positions).
It mostly shows the historical mainlines from the early 2000s and further back.
Does anyone have a book or resource suggestions besides this one?