I don't think I could have asked for a better C++ guide than Steven Prata's C++ Primer Plus. I started learning the language flat-footed, that is, I didn't even know C. I am now writing C++ professionally and 95% of everything I know about the language came from this book.
Prata is a master instructor. His examples for illustrating classes, inheritance, and language syntax are almost always clear and helpful, as are his practice problems. He is also a great technical writer. In these days when most software instruction books read like they are written by the computers they are supposed to help us deal with, "C++ Primer Plus" has a refreshingly human tone of voice.
Be warned, you won't find absolutely everything in this book. I would have added a few extra pages to include a couple of things in the STL that Prata decided to leave out. And, if you're like I was and don't know C, you will find that "C++ Primer Plus" will leave you missing out on a few very helpful features of C, like variable length argument lists and several I/O routines. Kernighan and Richie's "C" book is a much recommended supplement. But, given the size of C++, it was inevitable that something would have to go. Any other C++ book will have similar problems.
Eminently readable, largely comprenhensive, it's a great way to learn C++.
