my friend just lent me "Tricks of the Game Programming Gurus" or something like that...and it looks outstanding.. It mainly deals with directX and windows programming which is great for me; i've been looking for a game specific book like this. Also, the fact that i know C++ decently well is excellent.
Too bad i have to do alot of schoolcrap... hopefully i can dig out a few hours to get down to business and start reading it seriously.