A very nice book. Does a great job, both as a tutorial and reference guide, although I suspect beginners (like me) will find it more useful than advanced users of 'C'. Although new to 'C', I do have experience in other programming languages, and appreciate the way the author has made every effort to encourage commenting and the use of clear (rather than clever) code. This is a point often overlooked, and is much more important than many people realise.