What is the best algorithms course or book for beginners ?

The ones I liked were
The Algorithm Design Manual 2nd ed.
http://www.amazon.com/Algorithm-Design-Manual-Steven-Skiena/dp/1849967202

and
Introduction to Algorithms
http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-3rd-MIT-Press/dp/0262033844/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463645069&sr=1-1&keywords=introduction+to+algorithms