What is the best high level science book publisher and why is it Springer?

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...and what publishers are the next best?

My personal top 5 (as a chemist) as for quality and general "goodness" of information is:

1) Springer
2) Wiley
3) Oxford / Cambridge
4) Prentice Hall
5) Elsevier

plus, what technical texts are you reading now anons?