DirectX Book For No Graphics Experience...

Hey,

I want to learn DirectX but i cant find a good book anywhere, can someone reccomend a book, i would like one that covers directx 8 if possible and also one that assumes you are a complete beginner with games/directx programming. I am very familliar with the api now but as i said nothing yet with opengl or directx.
So any good books that i can get hold of easily that take the newbi graphics programmer into fairly far in directx.


Thanks for any suggestions.

TNT

Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus by Andre Lamothe...

I think it covers 7.0, but DX is backwardly compatible so its a good start...

Learn Game Programming With DirectX 8.0 is another good one.. can't remember who wrote it though :)

it only teaches 2D stuff

DirectX Complete

I forget who wrote it. It was gonna get it but I got a different one instead. I plan on returning to get it though.