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From: Richard Heathfield <binary AT eton DOT powernet DOT co DOT uk>
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mjs0 AT my-deja DOT com wrote:
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> The least expensive and most painless way of learning C that I know of is via
> the "C for Dummies" books, volumes 1 and 2.  Clearly explained and engaging:

You missed one. Clearly explained, engaging, and wrong.

Here's a list of tutorial books which tend to get it right:

C Programming: A Modern Approach. K.N.King. W.W.Norton & Company, 1996.
ISBN 0-393-96945-2 
The C Programming Language, 2nd Ed. Kernighan & Ritchie. Prentice Hall,
1988. ISBN 0-13-110362-8 
C: How to Program, 2nd Ed. Deitel, H.M. & Deitel, P.J. Prentice Hall,
1994. ISBN: 0-13-226119-7 

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