From:	ChuckEasttom <chuckeasttom AT my-deja DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Undertaking a programming journey
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In article <39E9CF07 DOT 785C0C0F AT eton DOT powernet DOT co DOT uk>,
  Richard Heathfield <binary AT eton DOT powernet DOT co DOT uk> wrote:
> mjs0 AT my-deja DOT com wrote:
> >
> <snip>
> >
> > The least expensive and most painless way of learning C that I know
of is via
> > the "C for Dummies" books, volumes 1 and 2.  Clearly explained and
engaging:
>
> You missed one. Clearly explained, engaging, and wrong.
>
> Here's a list of tutorial books which tend to get it right:
>
> C Programming: A Modern Approach. K.N.King. W.W.Norton & Company,
1996.
> ISBN 0-393-96945-2
> The C Programming Language, 2nd Ed. Kernighan & Ritchie. Prentice
Hall,
> 1988. ISBN 0-13-110362-8
> C: How to Program, 2nd Ed. Deitel, H.M. & Deitel, P.J. Prentice Hall,
> 1994. ISBN: 0-13-226119-7
>


What about Schildts books?  I tend to like them.


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