I learned with these mostly..
http://www.amazon.com/Jamsas-C-Progr.../dp/1884133258
(or the 1001 tips one)
And
Type and Learn C by Tom Swan
I also got tons of Game designer C++ books.. Made a sidescroller way back in 1997.. A cop that would would go around gathering joints and run from the dea.. (Based on one of my Comicbook Characters--hes a bad..well, a druggy cop and he's called (PDQ) Police Dept. Queer---queer as in
ODD. odd, like making roadblocks to check and MAKE SURE you are stoned, or you get a ticket. lol... Hey, I made southpark type characters way before they did.. hehe.. I plan on scanning in the comics of PDQ.
In a Christmas issue I made, he was the Mall santa, and he was giving acid to KIDS! His caption read "Here ya go kid, you'll see all the presents you want, now!" lol sooo evil.