hi all,
one of the best books i have seen is Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckel. Best of all, it's freely downloadable from
www.bruceeckel.com.
The C++ Programming Language, 3rd edition, by Bjarn Stroustrup is not for beginners. It is an excellent book though.
Forget the Deital and Deital books. They're terrible as a reference manual ( cannot find anything ) and they get lost in the examples.