Where Can I Find a Free, Readable Analysis II Textbook?

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A user seeks recommendations for a second book in analysis after finding Baby Rudin unsatisfactory. They appreciated Abbott's "Understanding Analysis" for its readability. Suggestions include Munkres' "Analysis on Manifolds," praised for its clarity, and Spivak's book, which is noted for being concise but somewhat terse. A resource for free PDFs of analysis texts is shared, including Bruckner, Bruckner, & Thomson's "Elementary Real Analysis," which is considered suitable for a Baby Rudin level course, although some content on differentiation in R^n may be lacking. The Real Analysis text focuses on measure theory and Lebesgue integration, potentially fitting for a second course.
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Hey guys,

I'm looking for a good second book in analysis (ideally free/online, but doesn't have to be). My Analysis I class used Baby Rudin and did the first 6 chapters but I really disliked the book.

Any suggestions would be great! Fwiw, I found Abbott's "Understanding Analysis" really readable, whereas Rudin was terse/uninstructive.

Thanks,
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For multivariable calculus, Munkres' "Analysis on Manifolds" is excellent. Spivak's book is also good but a bit terse, and it takes a similar approach to Munkres, just using less pages. So I'd go for Munkres.
 
Here is Bruckner, Bruckner, & Thomson:

http://classicalrealanalysis.info/com/FREE-PDF-DOWNLOADS.php

I used the Elementary Real Analysis one for a Baby Rudin level course. It was pretty good, except some of the later material for differentiation in R^n. I haven't really used the Real Analysis one, but it is mainly on measure theory and Lebesgue integration, if that is what you consider a "second course."
 
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