Problem Solving in C++ Including Breadth and Laboratories is, without a doubt, the world's best book on C++. Over the years I have spent hundreds of dollars trying to teach myself C++. It was maddening! I was considering for the longest time taking out a loan and paying for classes. Then I discovered this book (ironically given to me for free by a community college during a technology expo they were hosting), and I could finally understand the concepts. Where these books which came so highly recommended to me failed, this simple somewhat obscure book succeeded with ease. It's a great book because it's extremely well organized (one of the first books with an index which didn't require 70 different look ups to find out what you need to know), written in plain language, defines everything (EVERYTHING!), gives you simple exercises to implement what you've learned, and even teaches you some interesting trivia about computing. These resources make it the best source for anyone who is not familiar with C-like languages, or maybe even people who are not familiar with computers at all.
