I am looking for an introductory book to contact geometry, as clear and detailed as possible. Thank in advance.
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Hansjörg Geiges's Introduction to Contact Topology seems to be the only textbook-style reference on Contact Geometry. (At least it was three years ago, but I'm unaware of a more recent book with this kind of ambition).