What are your favourite C++ books?

[LeoVingi]

I used 2 books to get into the C++ programming language.
The first book on C++ was Ivor hortons – C++ tutorial which I found installed with visual studio 6.0, and it was good as entry level book.
Then I read C++ from the ground up by Herbert schildt and that was a good book.
After I finished the two books I felt like there is many things still not clear to me like pointers, copy constructors and templates you just can’t cover all C++ in one book!!
So I kept searching the internet about the things I didn’t understand correctly because it slowed me down when I tried to learn MFC at that time.
That was very helpful, and I also bought C++ the complete reference because I liked the author style in C++ from the ground up and I learnt the C language from that book.
Many Things are now clearer to me, I have to admit that learning C helped me a lot to understand C++ better and to put many things into use now.
So learning the C language is crucial for a C++ programmer IMHO.
I really recommend those books to:
Addison Wesley - C++ Common Knowledge Essential Intermediate Programming
Addison Wesley - C++ Primer, Fourth Edition
Addison Wesley - Effective C++ 55 Specific Ways To Improve Your Programs Third Edition
Cambridge University Press - Memory as a Programming Concept in C and C++
Regards
Hatem.

[Methedrine]

Wthout any order:

"Code Complete" - Steve McConnell
Gives very interesting insights into software development in general. Something that I can only recommend everyone to read.

"Modern C++ Design" - A. Alexandrescu
Unleashes the C++ Template beast. If you ever wanted to know about policy-based design / generic programming this one is for you.

"Design Patterns" - GoF
Enough said about that book already.

"The Art Of Computer Programming" - Donald E. Knuth
This is indeed a piece of art. Highly abstract discussions about software. But be aware - no real code (except for Knuth's fictional MIX computer) and it contains quite some math (if you don't want to do maths programming certainly is wrong for you anyway).

[DoctorWatson]

Stroustrup's C++ Book is one of my favorites. I think it is a must-read for anyone serious about C++.

Addison Wesley - C++ Common Knowledge Essential Intermediate Programming

I like that book too. It is like Meyer's "Effective C++", but it has a subtle, dry sense of humor that makes it enjoyable to read.

I also like Lippman's "Inside the C++ Object Model". Though it is dated now, it is still a good read and it explores C++ from a very deep level. It is probably required reading for a C++ compiler author. After reading that book I really had a better appreciation for everything that is going on under the hood (or bonnet!) to make our jobs easier as C++ application developers. And I'm thankful I'm not a compiler engineer!

One day I'll get around to read about the template meta-programming, but honestly I have little use for building template libraries myself. Boost and STL do nearly everything I need, and Qt takes care of the GUI aspects...it is a nice time to be a C++ developer. 10 years ago everything was a pain!

[vieraci]

Going from assembler and basic, C++ was a real headspinner. My first book was Stroustrup's C++ Book. For me, a complete waste. I couldn't get into it at all.

Then I bought C++ in plain english by Brian Overland. This book is basic and uncomplicated, goes directly to the subject matter. I got the picture immediately.

The next good buy was:

C++ Master Reference, The Definitive C++ Reference by Clayton Walnum.

This book is an encyclopedia of classes, all I had to do was look up what I need and implement !