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The C++ Programming Language: Special EditionHandbook of Mathematical Functions: with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical TablesArt of Computer Programming, The, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set (2nd Edition) (Vol 1-3)
The C++ Programming Language: Special Edition
by Bjarne Stroustrup
$66.29
C++ starts and ends here. This is no primer. But sometimes you absolutely NEED this book.
Handbook of Mathematical Functions: with Fo...
$25.04
You've GOT to own this. Sell your copy of NR if necessary!
Art of Computer Programming, The, Volumes 1...
by Donald E. Knuth
$159.29
It's addictive: You can get lost in Knuth and never come out again. What else can we say?