Following is a list of seemingly good beginners books on C++ that I weeded out solely based on the book reviews in http://accu.org// Programming -- Principles and Practice using C++, Bjarne Stroustrup http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/programming.html Book from the inventor of the language. The solutions to exercises in this book are available in the following book: C++ Solutions - Companion to The C++ Programming Language, 3rd Edition; David Vandevoorde, Addison-Wesley, 292pp http://accu.org/index.php?module=bookreviews&func=search&rid=358 C++ Primer, 4th ed, Stanley B Lippman et al, Addison Wesley, pp885 A very popular and early primer on C++. http://accu.org/index.php?module=bookreviews&func=search&rid=778 Answer book to this is available: C++ Primer Answer Book, Clovis Tondo & Bruce Leung, Addison-Wesley, 430pp http://accu.org/index.php?module=bookreviews&func=search&rid=436 C++ From the Beginning, Jan Skansholm, Addison-Wesley, 538pp ...