Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckels is good, and freely available online http://www.mindviewinc.com/Books/ http://www.mindviewinc.com/Books/ The Stroustroup book i

Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckels is good, and freely available online http://www.mindviewinc.com/Books/ http://www.mindviewinc.com/Books/ The Stroustroup book is a good reference. I agree that you should start by learning Python, and then C (read K&R) and then worry about C++