By Michael Podanoffsky; Addison-Wesley, 1994, ISBN 020162687X, has CD-ROM. Explores DOS structure, function from programmer view, overall architecture, command structure, code-level details of vital actions. [Amazon.com]
By Mike Plusch; John Wiley and Sons, 2002, ISBN 0764525360. In-depth introductory guide, hands-on tutorials, over 1, 000 examples include source code, output; organized in 6 parts; author is Water co-creator. [Amazon.com]
By Timothy Budd; Addison-Wesley, 1987, ISBN 0201106981. Guide to line-oriented semi-subset of Smalltalk-80 coded in C, by author; good introduction to elementary object-oriented programming. [Amazon.com]
By Trevor Hopkins, Bernard Horan; Prentice Hall, 1995, ISBN 0133183874. Full guide with what users must know to start writing applications. [Amazon.com]