Ah yes but with the full book you get to look up the various concepts further on in the book if you don't "get it" within the intro section. There are times whe

Ah yes but with the full book you get to look up the various concepts further on in the book if you don't "get it" within the intro section. There are times where ideas are introduced within the intro section but are tersely explained, where reading a section in the later chapter will make lightbulbs turn on in my head and it made sense. Of course, the "Tour of C++" book is great as well. But the full thick book is fantastic. Nice font in it compared to the Third Edition too (kiss goodbye to serif fonts).