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ANSI & ISO Standard C by P J Plauger & Jim Brodie [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
Even at the higher price it is an excellent purchase and belongs on every C programmers bookshelf.

Advanced C Struct Programming by John W.L. Ogilvie [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
Buy this book, set aside a regular time to work at it, stick to your routine and find yourself becoming far more professional in your programming.

Advanced C Tips and Techniques by Anderson [Recommended]

Douglas Fisher writes:
If you are looking for a book with a different approach to C, compatible with DOS, UNIX and OS/2 then this one can be highly recommended.

Best C/C++ Tips Ever, The by Anthony Porter [Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
This is a book that needs to be worked at if real benefit is to be gained, but it is worth the money if you have the will to invest the time.

Book on C 4ed, A by Al Kelley & Ira Pohl [Recommended]

Sean Reynolds writes:
you are given a thorough grounding in ANSI C within a single and not too weighty, volume.

C Book: Featuring the ANSI C Standard (Second Edition), The by Mike Banahan & Declan Brady & Mark Doran [Recommended]

David Cleaver writes:
In summary I would recommend this comprehensive tutorial in ANSI Standard C programming and the Standard Libraries to any member of the target readership.

C Elements of Style by Oualline [Recommended]

Adrian Wontroba writes:
Overall, a worthwhile book which should help to reduce the incidence of 2 am debugging sessions.

C Interfaces and Implementations by David Hanson [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
I would encourage serious C programmers to study this book (that means reading and re-reading until understanding occurs). In the short term it is easy to claim that you do not have time to make this kind of effort. In the long term you do not have time not to.

C Pointers and Dynamic Memory Management by Michael Daconta [Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
Work through this book and become a better C programmer.

C Puzzle Book, The by Alan Feuer [Highly Recommended]

Joe McCool writes:
Enjoying the challenge is what this book is all about and I really do recommend it highly, a lot can be learnt from it.

C Traps and Pitfalls by Andrew Koenig [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
An intimate knowledge of this book will reduce the bug rate in your C and low-level C++ code by at least 90%.

C Unleashed by R. Heathfield [Recommended with Reservations]

Francis Glassborow writes:
For the right person this book is very good value for money

C and UNIX (Tools for Software Design) by Martin L Barrett & Clifford H Wagner [Recommended]

Jon Wilks writes:
...whoever buys it will have book marks everywhere in no time!

C++ and C Debugging, Testing, and Reliability by D Spuler [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
I think that both these books are ones that you should make the effort to get and read. If I were your manager I would not accept any excuses.

C++ and C Efficiency by David Spuler [Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
If you have ambitions to being a craftsman rather than just someone who knocks up a solution then this is a book that you should read and pass on.

C/C++ Software Quality Tools by Mark Murphy [Recommended]

Chris Hills writes:
This book should be required reading for software engineering students. Many working programmers would also benefit and experienced software engineers should be using these tools and methods already. It is unfortunate that many do not.

CPI-C Programming in C An Application Dev. Guide to APPC by John Q Walker II & Peter Schwaller [Recommended]

Mike Woolley writes:
In conclusion, if you're programming APPC buy this book.

CWEB System of Structured Documentation, The by Knuth & Levy [Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
This book must be about the shortest ever published - the main text is slightly under 11 quarto pages...

Comprehensive C by David Spuler [Recommended]

Tony Sumner writes:
...but my overall view is that this is an excellent book and well worth the money.

Efficient C Programming - A Practical Approach by Mark Allen Weiss [Recommended]

Eddie Boyle writes:
I would recommend this book to anyone who has begun programming in C and wants to get some solid guidance in how to use it to produce reliable, effective code.

Efficient C by Thomas Plum & Jim Brodie [Recommended]

Ian Cargill writes:
I can strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to fine tune their code.

Enough Rope to Shoot Yourself in the Foot by Allen I Holub [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
From time to time he had me bouncing up and down with fury shouting 'idiot, you cannot do it like that' but at other times I found myself purring to find someone who agreed with me.

Expert C Programming, Deep C Secrets by Peter van der Linden [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
I think that both these books are ones that you should make the effort to get and read. If I were your manager I would not accept any excuses.

Illustrated C by Leor Zolman [Recommended]

Ian Cargill writes:
The code presented is of a uniformly high quality, and can be taken as a good example to follow.

Illustrating C (revised) by Donald Alcocok [Recommended]

Hao Chik writes:
My conclusion is that if you want to study C seriously and have a suitable background in computing and mathematics then this is an excellent book for you.

More Programming Pearls, Confessions of a Coder by Jon Bentley [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
If you are serious about your programming you should make an opportunity to read this book and then give it to someone else.

More Programming Pearls by Jon Bentley [Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
If you have any pretensions to being a serious programmer you will have well thumbed copies of both this book and its companion somewhere in your work space.

No Bugs, Delivering Error Free Code in C and C++ by David Thielen [Highly Recommended]

Ian Cargill writes:
I cannot recommend this book too highly. Go out and buy a copy NOW, it is worth every penny of the price.

Obfuscated C and Other Mysteries by Don Libes [Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
Buy it to enjoy for yourself or for mining for code to pass on to the firms over serious C programmer.

Pointers on C by Kenneth Reek [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
Let me stick my neck out and declare that this is the best introductory text on C programming that I have seen.
The author understands the needs of his readership and lays an excellent foundation.

Programming Abstractions in C by Eric S. Roberts [Recommended]

Mark Batty writes:
In summary I feel many programmers/engineers who have restricted algorithm/abstraction knowledge would learn a great deal from this book.

Safer C by Les Hatton [Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
If you aspire to writing robust code this is a book that you must read (even if the publishers cannot spell my name correctly).

Serial Communications in C and C++ by Mark Goodwin [Recommended]

unknown writes:
This aside, it is a very good book for the sadist wishing to play with communications on the PC.

Software Solutions in C by Dale Schumacher [Highly Recommended]

Ian Cargill writes:
While there is a surfeit of C books for beginners, there are all too few books which show the intermediate programmer how to use C to solve practical problems. Software Solutions in C is an excellent book which does just that.

Writing Efficient Programs by Jon Bentley [Highly Recommended]

Jon Jagger writes:
Get it. Read it.

Please note that opinions are those of the individual reviewers.