It may not be the best book for "Holding the newbies hand", as newbies have gotten greener since it was written, but for learning C, I would recommend
The C Book and a copy of the ISO standard for C99 when you need a precise reference.
If you really want to *know* C, the C book is a good start.
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Thou shalt check the array bounds of all strings (indeed, all arrays), for surely where thou typest ``foo'' someone someday shall type ``supercalifragilisticexpialidocious''.