It is a good book if you already know C++ and you want to get up to speed with the new C++11 standard. Not recommended for beginners in C++. For the definitive

It is a good book if you already know C++ and you want to get up to speed with the new C++11 standard. Not recommended for beginners in C++. For the definitive reference I would wait for the 4th edition of "The C++ Programming Language" by B. Stroustroup.