Good books for learning WIN32 API

Hi guys, i have been interested in learning windows programming for a while now. I just havent gotten around to getting a good book. I was supposed to get a book relating to C++ encryption and programming for Xmas but for some reason its no longer available so now i can get another book and was hoping someone could give me some good suggestions. I have (what i feel) a good understanding of C++ as far as console apps go but have only done a couple online tuts for Windows programming. So a beginner book would suit me well :) . Thanks for any suggestions you guys can offer, i appreciate it!

Looking for the same myself. Maybe some of the experts on the boards could go to http://www.cprogramming.com/books/windows.html and add some recommendations

Programming Windows by Charles Petzold

Wow looks impressive! I might just go buy that one now on amazon! Thanks Bithub!

EDIT: Ok just 2 questions:

(1) I have read alot of reviews saying its outdated, but others that say its not, whats going on?

(2) Do you think i will be able to handle it? I feel i have a decent (not too great but not bad either) knowledge of C++, couple that with the fact that its all in C (which i dont think makes too much of a difference because C++ and C are similar and were really programming Win32 API right? Just under C) and lastly the fact that im still young (but intelligent :D ) 16? Thanks

http://www.winprog.org/shop/

i must say, i didnt have a great knowledge of windows when i started windows programmong, starting windows OpenGL and DirectX got my programming skills tuned AKA learn as you go and ask questions thats what i did and still do

im saying this after i learnt C# in two hours lol (i mainly use C++)

Thanks for the reccommendation Bithub, i appreciate it im glad i chose that one. It arrived today and first let me just say its a BEHEMOTH, it weighs a good 5 pounds and is like over 1400 pages but i like the layout thus far. I am up to page 50 and learning alot. Thats one thing i LOVE about books and not Online Tuts, they do a much better job at explaining. I also like how he throughs history at you too. The only thing i dont like is the fact that he has geared it towards VC++ people. Im using DevC++ :( What can you do though? Its a microsoft book. I have only had one small problem thus far. On the first Window program i had to get rid of the PlaySound(whatever was in here) cause i didnt have the sound file, it came with the book on the CD i just didnt feel like getting it out, just felt like coding ;) and then there was a function called GetStockObject() it was giving me a linker error on that one so i had to search through some of my online Tut Programs and replace it. But now its working fine :) Once again thanks for the reccommendation, im gonna get back to reading now :D