Morning all

Good news! My best friend wants to learn programing with me .

Only issue is that he never programed a day in his life, well not beyond HTML (and even that for only short term) so I think learning Common Lisp while not following any book is a bit to much for him, and well lets go with the questions:
Is C Programming Language (2nd Edition) byBrian W. Kernighan (Author), Dennis M. Ritchie (Author) good for first timer? I suspect that it isn't (due to reviews on amazon saying so) the best I was able to come up with is:

He will begin with:
1. C++ Without Fear
2. Practical C++ Programming
3. Programming Pearls
4. The C++ Programming Language: Special Edition (3rd Edition)


While I'll do:
1. Practical Common Lisp
2. C Programming Language (2nd Edition)
3. The C++ Programming Language: Special Edition (3rd Edition)


And then we will do:
1. Effective C++ : 55 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs
2. More Effective C++: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs
3. Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++
4. Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
5. Debugging Applications for Microsoft® .NET and Microsoft Windows


Sounds about right, doesn't it ?