It sounds like you really want to learn Objective C and the iOS frameworks. For that, I suggest the Big Nerd Ranch books along with the Stanford iOS development

It sounds like you really want to learn Objective C and the iOS frameworks. For that, I suggest the Big Nerd Ranch books along with the Stanford iOS development class videos. If you want an intensive study of Objective C itself, look at the Kochan book. It's the bible. http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p/cgi-bin/drupal/ http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs193p/cgi-bin/drupal/ http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Objective-C-Edition-Developers-Library/dp/0321811909/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337695533&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Objective-C-Edition-Develo... http://www.amazon.com/iOS-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/0321821521/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337695555&sr=1-1 http://www.amazon.com/iOS-Programming-Ranch-Guide-Guides/dp/...