> 1.  C the Complete Reference (an Osborne text) - Examples for all C
> commands - really quite nice - doesn't go step by step.

I think this is a Herbert Schildt book.  If so, I highly recommend it.
If not, find ANY C Programming book by Herbert Schildt.  He has a
wonderfully clear, understandable, non-technical way of explaining
concepts.  His books usually start out at the level of "this is a
variable" and end up with interesting projects like how to write a BASIC
interpreter in C.

Schildt's books will be a reference you are still using many years from
now.

FWIW,
Adam

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Parker, CO, USA
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