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I was wondering if anybody could tell me of some good books I could get from the library or anything on basic software designing, or anything in that genreal area.

Thanks,
ZiP

C++ books

Practical C Programming and Practical C++ Programming, by Steve Oualline

The C Programming Language, by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie

Running Linux, by Matt Welsh, Matthias Kalle Dalheimer, Terry Dawson, Lar Kaufman

Learning the vi Editor, by Linda Lamb, Arnold Robbins

Hmm... I'm not sure I would run out and buy a C++ book if you are interested in leaning DESIGN. If you REALLY mean you want to learn to program, I'd start off with a different language, acutally. C++ is powerful, but difficult to learn. Start with perl, perhaps, or even pascal.

If you want to learn THEORY, then I can help you out even more. Practical C, as BM pointed out, is a very good, er, practical guide to languages. If you want more meat, then I would suggest one of the many textbooks on algorithms. I'm sure you can find one in your language of choice. Let us know if you want other ideas, too.