Need A Chess Book to Practice Endgames. Any Suggestions?

Hi everyone,
I am an 1800 rated player on Lichess and started playing competitive chess. I am looking for any chess books to help me practice endgames and pretty much any aspect of the game. Any recommendations of endgame books, puzzle books, or opening books are appreciated.

"... I believe that ... Silman’s Complete Endgame Course ... deserved strong consideration for the 2007 ECF Book of the Year award; ... With the possible exception of the near-universally praised San Luis tournament book, which I have yet to see, I am positive that I would have voted it for first place (excluding my own books from consideration, of course!). ...
... I'm convinced that Silman's book will take its place in history as one of the most popular endgame books ever. ... He writes in a clear and casual style, and time and again has shown the ability to reach those who feel intimidated by the lofty approach that a grandmaster will often take.
... he defines what he thinks is necessary to know at specific rating levels. For example, the beginner or unrated player needs to know how to checkmate with an extra queen and rook, two rooks, and finally with a lone extra rook. Second, he or she must understand the difference between checkmate and stalemate. But no more! Silman's idea is to wait until you climb in strength before you worry about more advanced material. Then, as a Class 'E' player (that's 1000-1199), one must learn with what material you can mate, and learn queen versus bishop and queen versus knight. Mates with two bishops and bishop and knight are left for later. But you are also introduced to the concept of 'opposition' and playing the most elementary king and pawn versus king ending. ... In Class D (1200-1399), one begins to use the 'opposition' to win (or draw) king and pawn endings when the king is in front of it's own pawn, and here for the first time we add more pawns and see the idea of one pawn holding up two, followed by how to win by allowing your passed pawn to be captured while winning the opponent's other pawns. The D player also learns about distant opposition, and cases of a single piece versus a lone pawn. And so forth all the way up to master.
... Silman's book emphasizes to the student that the important thing is to master the strictly limited material at hand, rather than get confused by endings that won't help your results at that level. ..." - IM John Watson (2007)`
theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/theres-an-end-to-it-all
www.silmanjamespress.com/shop/chess/silmans-complete-endgame-course/

I was just about to recommend the same book :

ia601803.us.archive.org/0/items/silmans-complete-endgame-course_202012/Silman%27s%20Complete%20Endgame%20Course.pdf

If you devote 20 minutes three times a week to Silman's book your endgame skill will go up SUBTANTIALLY in my opinion.

A few years ago I worked with it for about 2 weeks and learned a great deal

( Then I quit studying endgames, and such is the nature of chess skill for me that I forgot 80% of it. )

If someone is really interested in endgames and works diligently through that book, I think endgame skill will Skyrocket.
And Silman writes in a very engaging, entertaining style

@LloydThompson said in #3:
> ... And Silman writes ...
wrote

Another book is Winning Chess Endgames -- Just the Facts by Alburt and Krogius
Silman’s book works fine also.
Jesus de la Villa-100 Endgames You Must Know

It seems better to avoid detailed Reference type of material and focus on stuff with some instructional design and / or a selection of basic practical ending content. The Reference material aims for complete coverage and tends to descend into providing reams of often confusing exceptions which are more relevant to advanced players.

A book I like that doesn't get mentioned very often is 101 Chess Endgame Tips by Steve Giddins.

"... the 2000+ player for which 100 Endgames You Must Know [(by Jesus de la Villa)] is really intended ..."
web.archive.org/web/20140708105702/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review645.pdf
"... Players from 2000 up to International Master will find 100 ENDGAMES YOU MUST KNOW quite useful." - IM John Donaldson
web.archive.org/web/20210117021143/https://www.jeremysilman.com/book-review/100-endgames-you-must-know/
www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9026.pdf
@Crapablanca64 said in #6:
> ... 101 Chess Endgame Tips by Steve Giddins.
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/101_Chess_Endgame_Tips.pdf
"... For the player rated about 1800 or below, this text will serve as an easy and efficient introduction to or review of the most common endgame problems he or she needs to master in order to move on to the next level."
web.archive.org/web/20140708085117/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review574.pdf

Great suggestions above!
I'll go in the other direction to add something to the conversation. I'll suggest
'Endgame Strategy'
as a book that will give immediate help in results of games.
Similar books that I like & have worked through are
'Reinfeld on the endgame' &
Giddins 'Worlds greatest ever chess endgames'

I also really like Dvoretsky - not as a textbook like Silman's! It is excellent for looking up endings you (I) just misplayed and studying how to do better next time.
Bill

ps-- Also almost every endgame book by Mednis is good.

Dvoretsky is considered THE endgame bible, and every super GM has spent time with it. Or at least that was true until recently. That said, its dry as toast. Some of the stuff recommended above is comprehensive like Dvoretsky, and some of it sacrifices comprehensiveness for digestibility. I was not able to get all that much from Dvoretsky. We have these ideas about ourselves and our dedication, but the truth is that I need jelly on my toast.

Choose any book you like except dvoretsky but be sure to take in only as much as you can digest.