Openings for White according to Anand in 14 volumes is the best you can buy. I'll stick with Cyrus book if I were you.
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Study tactics. Winning Chess Tactics by Seirawan or Learn Chess Tactics by Nunn are both good starting books.
"... For beginning players, [Discovering Chess Openings] will offer an opportunity to start out on the right foot and really get a feel for what is happening on the board. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Detailed suggestions are provided by Moret in his My-First-Chess-Opening-Repertoire-for-White book.
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9033.pdf
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/vincent-moret/
Keep it Simple 1.e4 is a somewhat similar sort of book.
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9068.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014) combines explanation of principles with starting opening suggestions. Of necessity, his opening descriptions are less detailed (than those of Moret) because he tried to offer choices to the reader and give some indication of how a player might choose what to try.
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Once one has chosen openings, I think that there is wide agreement that the way to start is by playing over sample games. Some of us think that it can be useful to use a book like First Steps: 1 e4 e5
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7790.pdf
as a source of games with explanations intended for those just starting to learn about an opening.
I am currently in the process of switching from my age old 1.Nf3/1.d4 repertoire to a solid 1.e4 repertoire. For the open games (1.e4 e5) I use "Bc4 against the Open Games" by Delchev (https://www.amazon.com/Against-Open-Games-Alexander-Delchev/dp/6197188171). The book is very well structured and explains the most common structures and plans for both sides quite well. Against the Sicilian I use "Rossolimo and friends" by Kornev (https://www.amazon.com/Rossolimo-Friends-Complete-Repertoire-Sicilian/dp/6197188031). The explanations in this book are not that good, but the repertoire is quite solid. I use "The Bb5 Sicilian" from Palliser (https://www.amazon.com/Bb5-Sicilian-Detailed-coverage-thoroughly-ebook/dp/B00ZA6QJ68/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546382693&sr=1-1&keywords=the+Bb5+sicilian) as a back-up, because the explanatory prose is far better (the repertoire from Kornev is more up-to-date; the Palliser book dates back to 2005, but is still a very reliable source when it comes to plans and explanations). For all the remaining stuff that Black can throw at me I use "A simple chess opening repertoire" by Sam Collings (2012; https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Chess-Opening-Repertoire-White/dp/1910093823).
If you want a short-cut you can also use the last book as a complete (and solid) repertoire for White, but I am not a big fan of IQP positions, which is Collins main recommendation.
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7798.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7501.pdf
http://georgiachessnews.com/2014/01/05/book-reviews-2005-releases-from-everyman-chess/
http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/A-Simple-Chess-Opening-Repertoire-for-White-76p3916.htm
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Hello, I'm looking for a good e4 opening repertoire book that explains the different black defenses and what openings White should use against them.
I tried "Cyrus Lakdawala - 1.e4 opening repertoire" but I don't really like it as it doesn't explain anything at all. Thus, a good book with a lot of explainations would be appreciated.
Thanks!