Agree that the Thom books are excellent. I disagree with Evo7 about book 7, though - I found it contradicted CAP413 in places, and thought I'd have been better off without it, but that's just my personal view.
However, I'd go with whatever your instructor recommends. If your instructor recommends Pratt, then go with Pratt - the reason being that your instructor is the person who's best placed to help you if you run into problems, so it'll be a big help if you're using text books which he's familiar with.
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