What is the order to read those string theory books?

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Please hint me the order in time to read those String Theory books:Zwiebach,Polchinski,Hatfield,Kaku,Green-Schwarz-Witten,West,Johnson(D-Branes),David Tong(lecture on String Theory dampt).
 
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I have many of these books and would personally read Tong's notes as a primer before any serious standard text on the subject.
 
What about the other books than Tong's?
 
I would refer you to Tong again. He has a nice review of the standard texts in the first page or two of his work.
 
fxdung said:
Please hint me the order in time to read those String Theory books:Zwiebach,Polchinski,Hatfield,Kaku,Green-Schwarz-Witten,West,Johnson(D-Branes),David Tong(lecture on String Theory dampt).
A reasonable order would be: Tong, Zwiebach, Hatfield, GSW, Polchinski, Kaku, West, Johnson