There was an early edition of C++: How To Program by Deitel & Deitel that had a yellow cover[1]. And those books were notoriously long, on the order of 800+ pag

There was an early edition of C++: How To Program by Deitel & Deitel that had a yellow cover[1]. And those books were notoriously long, on the order of 800+ pages quite often, with lots and lots of exercises. So maybe that? [1]: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/fUwAAOSwOA5fohoY/s-l400.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/fUwAAOSwOA5fohoY/s-l400.jpg