the big 4, 2 very large dense books, and 2 small, very very very dense books:<p>- Lippman et al, C++ Primer, 5th ed<p>- Stroustrup, The c++ Language, 4th ed (which has earlier version &quot;A Tour of&quot; as 1st 150 pages<p>- Meyers &quot;Effective C++&quot;, 3rd ed and<p>- &quot;Effective Modern C++&quot; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aristeia.com&#x2F;books.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aristeia.com&#x2F;books.html</a> (don&#x27;t dismiss the others cause theyre 14+ years old, either