[.ca] C Programming in Easy Steps (ISBN 1840783230)

I wish I didn't waste $20.00:
Last year I had decided to begin learning C programming to prepare myself for a programming class I had signed up for the next year. Unfortunetly my book store didn't have much selection, so the series of 'in easy step' books was the only choice I had. I had paid $20.00 to buy this book. I began reading it and found that it a bit hard for a beginner like me to catch on. I mean, almost every subject book is give 2 pages or less. For the price you paid you could buy MUCH BETTER C books on Amazon. Buying a great 850 book (While this is 138 pages) only go for 3x cents on Amazon... so why even bother buying this thin book which briefly goes over every topic. At most I'd recommend this as a reference book. As a learning tool... Look around a bit more.

Great Book for Beginners and people who want to learn the syntax:
I bought this book a few years ago. It has been great. Very helpful in learning the syntax of C. Maybe not so helpful if you are totally new to programming. It doesn't provide challenging concepts. If you need a quick way to learn C, this book is the best way to go. I help teach kids Robotics and we program in C. This book is by far the most useful for them in learning C.

Good quick reference book:
When it comes to a book like this, one thing I try to do is consider what the book says about itself. Does it claim more than it shows? This is a good book for what it sets out to do - show you C programming in easy steps. It helped me get through my Programming I class this past semester. There were many times when I found myself plowing slowly through my classroom text book. It was a good text, don't get me wrong, but it was also big and contained more lengthy explanations which took me twice as long to read. I simply didn't have that time. McGrath's books hit the nail on the head for me several times throughout the semester quick and easy. It told me what I needed to know and showed me a quick example of how to do something. Does it show you everything that you need to know in C? Of course not, but then keep in mind that it doesn't claim to do so. A good handy reference book if I say so myself.

A great and easy way to start to learn C:
I found the book to be written very clear and easy to understand and covering the basics of C. With many screenshots and code that had differt colorings made following the examples alot easier to follow. If your starting off in C programming and not looking for something intimidating then this is a good book to start with.