What is Reddit's opinion of Illustrated Cabinetmaking: How to Design and Construct Furniture That Works (Fox Chapel Publishing) Over 1300 Drawings & Diagrams for Drawers, Tables, Beds, Bookcases, Cabinets, Joints & Subassemblies?

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I third this. The cover says “This is the Gray’s Anatomy of woodworking”.

I’d say it’s a superbly illustrated guide to the engineering of good furniture. And a glimpse into the architecture.

Looks like you've gotten some good answers already but I just want to add that The Illustrated Guide to Cabinetmaking by Bill Hylton is a great book to have on your shelf for answering exactly these kinds of questions. Despite the name, it's definitely not just about cabinets.

I recommend a book called Illustrated Cabinetmaking

Covers this exact question, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

The Amazon preview doesn't do it justice. The first section of the book is all about the theory of crafting with wood, compensating for the way wood expands and contracts, and using specific joints to account for it.

Illustrated Cabinetmaking details quite a bit of furniture construction. It touches on joinery, the where and why. It covers beds, chests, kitchen cabinets (wall hanging and bases) and many more. The plans are not detailed. Most are simply a blown-up or cutaway drawing of the piece itself but the author included source information.

Another really good book to look at is by Bill Hylton. It gives really good examples of the types of joints to use in different projects. Every once in a while you can get a really good deal on a used sander through ebay. I got a good Dewalt sander for $25 and it works great.

Do you know about Lumberjocks? It's a great site for references/advice

A book on woodworking, like this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1565233697/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fHILFbZVB7FSP

Check out Bill Hylton's Illustrated Cabinetmaking. It's an excellent resource.

One suggestion I would make is Illustrated Cabinetmaking or Human Dimension and Interior Space, or Woodworker's Essential Facts and it's follow up edition to start.