   what books?
  hi i am new to programming and i was wondering what books are good to get me prepared for a university course? i am going to buy sams teach yourself c++ in an hour a day and was wondering what books are good to advance past basic levels to propel me towards my goal of creating my own games?please can you list books and parenthesize what level of difficulty are they ? :D   
  Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++   