List of the top 5 most important C++ books ever [1].
- Bjarne Stroustrup. The C++ Programming Language (3rd edition). 1997. ISBN: 0-201-88954-4
- Scott Meyers. Effective C++ (3rd edition). 2005. ISBN:0-321-33487-6
- Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides. Design Patterns. 1995. ISBN: 0201633612
- International Standard for C++. ISO/IEC, 1998 (1st edition), 2003 (2nd edition)
- Andrei Alexandrescu. Modern C++ Design. 2001. ISBN: 0201704315
- Scott Meyers. The Most Important C++ Books...Ever. Online at http://www.artima.com/cppsource/top_cpp_books.html