   Books to buy?
  Iam pretty much new to C++ programming so I bought several books to get started.1-  Beginning C++ Game Programming (Game Development Series) [Paperback] By: Michael Dawson2- Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example [Paperback] By: Andrew Koenig, Barbara E. Moo3- 3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development [Paperback] By: Fletcher Dunn4- Swords & Circuitry: A Designer's Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Game Development) [Paperback] By: Neal Hallford, Jana Hallford5- C++: The Complete Reference, 4th Edition [Paperback] By: Herbert Schildt-----From this list, which should I takeout, change or you would recommend. I personally want to buy books so I can advance progressively with it in C++ (Beginner->Intermediate->Advanced). I m not sure which books to gather together for that so any help on this matter would help me out a lot.   
  i suggest u buy :  1-ansi c++ in 21 days  2-Introduction to 3d game programming with directx9  3-Mathematics for 3d game programming and computer graphics  and it would be faster if u remember some of ur old physics and math stuff;  kk, thanks   ;Quote:1-  Beginning C++ Game Programming (Game Development Series) [Paperback] By: Michael Dawson4- Swords & Circuitry: A Designer's Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Game Development) [Paperback] By: Neal Hallford, Jana Hallford1-- Good book. I really liked it to start. However I also have 1.5 years of Java expirience under my belt.4-- This has nothing to do with programming. Only development. You could try Programming Role Playing Games with DirectX second edition, but I am not sure how good it is.EDIT: Guess I misread the book name the first time.   ;  teach yourself ansi C++ in 21 days is sold out. curse you amazon ><   ;  since it sold out, should i go with Beginning C++ Game Programming (Game Development Series) - Michael Dawson? I got the rest suggested.   ;  If you are new to programming, I would say stick with 1,2 and 5. 3 and 4 can come in if you are ok with programming.   ;  As far as C++ books go, the following five will take you a long way.Accelerated C++  (Koenig, Moo)C++ Primer (Lippman, Lajoie, Moo)The C++ Standard Library (Josuttis)C++ Common Knowledge (Dewhurst)The C++ Programming language (Stroustrup);  kk;  Try getting "Teach Yourself Game Programming with DirectX in 21 Days"It advances on a 2D RPG game showing new skills as you go.   