need the best hardcopy books

[p}{oToN]

what are the best books (not ebooks) available for :

1. c
2. c++
3. java
4. opengl programming
5. .net
6. php
7. ccna / mcse
the books are for beginners and should cover at least some advanced material. need the specific books name and author if possible.

p.s :they are for a library

[binaryman]

for c/c++
go in for yashwant kanitkar(let us c or let us c++)(around 300 bucks each).
Java--> The Complete Reference for JAVA(around 500 bucks)

[demoninside]

hey anshul i like ur suggestions but i don't think complete ref is good enough to spent money
rather go for E. Balagoshwami(sorry weak in speall) 6 books set.
or even com ref is so called ok.
but correct me if im wrong and pls send reasons for that

[binaryman]

i have read Complete Ref. and found it to be good enough for my needs so far.(in core Java).

As for the book u suggested, could u please let me know the exact title and the author with the publications so that i could give it a try

[racha]

for advanced C

Born to code in C - Herbert Schildt (spell chek pls) is the best

[mlnunes]

For C++ >> "Object Oriented Programming in Microsoft C++" by ROBERT LAFORE
For Java >> "Java 2 - The Complete Reference" by HERBERT SCHILDT

[anupamsinha]

Hi p}{oToN

for Java I would refer Head First by Kathy Sierra.

[p}{oToN]

thanks a lot guys!! and what about .net??

[darklight]

hi...
My suggestions for the books are :

1. C --- The C programming language by kerningham and rithcie...PHI
The ultimate refernce to C written by the inventors themselves ...cheap 100bucks only...good for beginners and advanced students

For pointers --- Understanding Pointers in C by Yashwant Kanitkar
Must for a library

2. C++ --- The books by Ravichandran, Balaguruswamy , Lafore(If u want the names i will give them later)
All are good I personally prefer first two...Balagurswamy for good language and quality and Ravichandran for being very simple(smtimes stupid simple) lots of examples and covering a lot of topics.

3.Java --- Herbert Schildt is the defacto standard but i will also highly recommend Java 2 Black Book for more practical teaching ...also Books from Sun like The Java Tutorial are a nice keep

4.CCNA --- CCNA book from Todd lamble , publisher : Sybex...All my CCNA frns have used this one and also the ones pursuing CCNA use this...the one from Cisco Press is also good for detailed study

Test ur C skills and Test ur C++ skills have also become quite popular recently ...havent chked them out yet so cant comment.

For a library i also recommend keeping a copy (atleast) of The C++ programming Language by Stroustrup as a reference ...its a bit tough for beginners but very good for referencing and excellent for C programmers

Others cant comment ...I did PHP thru a ebook and dont know abt its availabitliy in market u can have a look at the ebook (uploaded it for reference only)

http://www.geocities.com/talkto_amit...HPandMySql.pdf

[demoninside]

ya test ur skill in c&c++ by yashwant kanitkar
it's good but don't bye it if u r a member of any lib.
coz will over in a week or so