Getting started with C++ and DirectX

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Bruce Eckel: "Thinking in C++".
Robert Lafore: "Object-Oriented Programming in C++."

I only bought one book about Direct-X ages ago, and I did not like it, so I don't have a recommendation for it. However, Direct-X is one of those 'Windows-only' technologies, so I wouldn't bother with it in the first place.