What's a good textbook?

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Without commenting on whatever fun there may be in struggling through
difficult and obtuse works which may or may not relate to the machine
you are working on...

Let me add that I found >C Primer Plus< by the Waite Group and 
the sequal >Advanced C Primer Plus Plus< to be very readable, 
helpful and easily absorbed.  They are well organized, give many
examples, and serve as excellent references.

Secondly, if you are learning C on an IBM I highly recommend
>Microsoft C Programming for the IBM< also by the Waite Group.
K&R may be obligatory, but it is hardly a gentle introduction.