I think Scott Meyers' "Effective C++" may be the "good parts" book you're looking for. As well as telling you how you should write "good" C++ it's also pretty g

I think Scott Meyers' "Effective C++" may be the "good parts" book you're looking for. As well as telling you how you should write "good" C++ it's also pretty good at explaining when you should break these rules too.