I really like the book "Means and Ends by the historian, Zoe Baker. She also has a YouTube channel where I have learned a lot about anarchism, but I especially like the book. It's one that I bought a physical copy of purely because after reading it digitally, I knew it was a book that would be great for lending to friends.

The book only covers the period between 1868 and 1939, but this was a key period for the development of Anarchism, and I found it useful for understanding how Anarchism has developed as a school of thought or ideology. Anarchism has an especially high level of disagreement amongst anarchists on what Anarchism actually is, and that is inherent to Anarchism, I reckon. Baker grounds her analysis in the history really effectively and it really helped me to understand the wider conversation that was taking place in this period, which helped me to understand Anarchism as it is understood today. It's a super accessible read, and I found Baker's style to be quite fun to read also.