these should do it......specifically, those targeted to "beyond"....
Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
Good Positional Chess, Planning & Strategy Books for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/introduction-to-positional-chess-planning-strategy
Good Chess Openings Books For Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-openings-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
Possibly of interest:
"... the NM title is an honor that only one percent of USCF members attain. ..." - IM John Donaldson (2015)
https://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Reaching-the-Top-77p3905.htm
What It Takes to Become a Chess Master by Andrew Soltis
"... going from good at tactics to great at tactics ... doesn't translate into much greater strength. ... You need a relatively good memory to reach average strength. But a much better memory isn't going to make you a master. ... there's a powerful law of diminishing returns in chess calculation, ... Your rating may have been steadily rising when suddenly it stops. ... One explanation for the wall is that most players got to where they are by learning how to not lose. ... Mastering chess ... requires a new set of skills and traits. ... Many of these attributes are kinds of know-how, such as understanding when to change the pawn structure or what a positionally won game looks like and how to deal with it. Some are habits, like always looking for targets. Others are refined senses, like recognizing a critical middlegame moment or feeling when time is on your side and when it isn't. ..." - GM Andrew Soltis (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093409/https://www.chesscafe.com/text/review857.pdf
100 Chess Master Trade Secrets by Andrew Soltis
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708094523/https://www.chesscafe.com/text/review916.pdf
"... just working with this book does not guarantee a rise in your rating. … You should also play in tournaments, analyse your own games, play through well-annotated games of stronger players and read books on chess …" - GM Artur Yusupov (~2008)
What It Takes to Become a Grandmaster by GM Andrew Soltis
https://www.chessmastery.co.uk/chess-books/book-review-what-it-takes-to-become-a-grandmaster-andrew-soltis/
https://www.chess.com/blog/juniortay/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-grandmaster
"To become a grandmaster is very difficult and can take quite a long time! ... you need to ... solve many exercises, analyse your games, study classic games, modern games, have an opening repertoire and so on. Basically, it is hard work ... It takes a lot more than just reading books to become a grandmaster I am afraid." - GM Artur Yusupov (2013)
https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/QandAwithArturYusupovQualityChessAugust2013.pdf
These 10 books will surely help you. I was also researching the best chess books to read and have stumbled on an article. Hope it helps!
https://www.chessequipments.com/chess-books-every-chess-player-should-read/
What level are you now?
No book can take you to that level. Books are great for beginners and intermediate players, but at a certain level it's all you and your coach. Good luck. 
If you choose a short master, standing on books should not be required.
We need KindaSpongey in this thread, could copy/paste a hundred links to click on and quotes to read.
The Yusupov series, along with the books that he recommends to supplement his course, would take anyone to a high level, possibly master. It would take a huge amount of seriously hard work, but the material is all there.
The Yusupov series, along with the books that he recommends to supplement his course, would take anyone to a high level, possibly master. It would take a huge amount of seriously hard work, but the material is all there.
Where I can find this list of supplemental material?
The Yusupov series, along with the books that he recommends to supplement his course, would take anyone to a high level, possibly master. It would take a huge amount of seriously hard work, but the material is all there.
Where I can find this list of supplemental material?
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/artur-yusupovs-nine-books
The Yusupov series, along with the books that he recommends to supplement his course, would take anyone to a high level, possibly master. It would take a huge amount of seriously hard work, but the material is all there.
Where I can find this list of supplemental material?
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/artur-yusupovs-nine-books
Thanks but this does not list the books Yusupov recommends his course be supplemented with
Yusupov’s recommendations are listed in his books. In the first book, Build Up Your Chess 1, those include The Game of Chess by Tarrasch, Lasker’s Manual of Chess, Masters of the Chessboard, and My System, along with 5 others. As I said, a huge amount of hard work is required.
Yusupov’s recommendations are listed in his books. In the first book, Build Up Your Chess 1, those include The Game of Chess by Tarrasch, Lasker’s Manual of Chess, Masters of the Chessboard, and My System, along with 5 others. As I said, a huge amount of hard work is required.
Thank you
Yusupov’s recommendations are listed in his books. In the first book, Build Up Your Chess 1, those include The Game of Chess by Tarrasch, Lasker’s Manual of Chess, Masters of the Chessboard, and My System, along with 5 others. As I said, a huge amount of hard work is required.
So I just looked into this and I'm not really sure what to make of it; Yusupov has a "Recommended Books" section at the back of each his "Build-up Your Chess" volumes, however, they don't seem to make much sense because many of the books he recommends are far more advanced than the material at hand (for example, he recommends "Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual" and "School of Chess Excellence" in "Build-up Your Chess" volume 1, which is aimed at the 1500-1600 ELO player). I get the feeling that these recommendations are more general in nature (supplementing one's studies in general) than designed to supplement the actual book at hand. I'm going to look into this further.
And also a list for progression to IM and GM.