I would highly recommend C++ Primer Plus by Stephen Prata (5th ed.) It is an excellent book with a reasonable amount of pictures and a lot of sidebar discussions on why things are like this or that. It is one of the few books (that I have found) that can provide basic instruction as well as advanced insight and techniques. It also covers multiple platforms (it does in the older version I own.) You can find it on amazon, bookpool, or a local B&N or Borders.