A well explained Windows API book or tutorial

Question

I'm planing to go for the API and learn how it works, I've been looking and found some books (preferably for C++), but I'd like advice which book would be a best buy. I'd like something that keeps code simple and explains it well.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

All together now: Petzold!

This is the basic book on the Win32 API (which is what I assume you're asking about).

Answer 2

The classic books on the win32 api are

Petzold

Or

My version is a two volume hardback edition - but that isn't listed on Amazon

Answer 3

For philosophy try The Old New Thing

By Raymond Chen, it covers some design decisions and some tricky stuff that will put the polish on a winapi app.