I'm going to buy a book on C++, but I haven't decided what aspect of C++ yet, or anythign else for that matter, I was at chapters today, only to get lost in a sea of C++ books.
Can someone give me a reccomendation on a book (under $75 Canadian) which covers one of the following topics, basics to advanced console programming; Game programming with DirectX; or Windows programming. I really have no idea which is good reading, which is bad, what to look for, etc.