What is the easiest book on algorithms and data structures?

Question

Programming

While doing warm lamp web development using PHP and Yii2, I began to wonder if I need knowledge of algorithms and data structures in general. Everyone says it's important, but these things have always been pretty hard for me. Firstly, because I almost never practice this knowledge, and secondly, because I can earn money even without them.
But now I realized that knowledge of algorithms may well come in handy in future interviews if I want to get out of my comfort zone and change jobs. Therefore, if I study, then only for the sake of interviews. And after successfully passing them, one way or another I will have to delve into the topic in order to gain a foothold in the workplace. I'm not going anywhere.
There are many books on algorithms and data structures, but almost all of them are (horror!) quite complex. But suddenly the world is still not so cruel and there is a book in which the algorithms are chewed up almost to the state of gruel? So that even a humanist can understand its content. Please recommend, who knows)
UPD: On my own behalf, I would also like to add a book Career of a programmer . It discusses algorithms and data structures in the most simplified form, in the context of interviews. Just what I was looking for)
UPD2: And of course this masterpiece: Groking algorithms

Answer 1

Once I asked myself the same question.
For me, it was enough to look at data structures and sorting algorithms in action.
Secondly, since I'm a C++ programmer, I have a standard library called std that provides me with implementations (interfaces) of all algorithms and data structures. It remains for me to understand what and in what cases it is better to use.
Because they go into technical details that programmers often do not need at all, but they are worth knowing for fundamental knowledge and broadening their horizons.
Down with formality!

Answer 2

Wirth. Algorithms and data structures.

Answer 3

www.itmathrepetitor.ru/algoritmy-spisok-tem-dlya-i...

Answer 4

Algorithms: Construction and analysis
The book is just fire)))