C++ Game Programming Books For Beginners?

I am self taught in c++ and for the past 5years or so I have been looking for great tutorials using DirecX to create a complete 3D Game Engine from scratch. Mostly all I have found were basic tutorials on Setting up the win32 project to work with directx draw a few shapes texture them ... And so on, but nothing concise. The more I searched the web the less I found lol. Most of the sites kept saying the same thing over and over again. You don't want to create a Game Engine from scratch "Why re-invent the wheel", "You can just download already made libraries." It was getting frustrating. The reason I wanted to make one from scratch was to understand the internal workings of a 3D game.

Then one day I came accross a website that changed everything. Now I know you are just looking for 2D but, since you are good with C++ already, with this website you can skip the 2D game coding. He brushes up on 2D a little bit with some tips about sprites, and you do use 2D graphics in the 3D Game engine for the HUD (Heads Up Display). This website is amazing. You can get a free membership or even purchase one...Your choice. He has numerous videos that you have to download, and you have to download them in sequence. He also DOES NOT supply source code. Which I think is a plus. This way you have to actually type everything yourself, and "Debug It" yourself, which in turn will cause you to be a better programmer.

Now, when I first discovered his website I was kindof disappointed, cause I was looking for DirectX, but his main focus is using OpenGL. Now that I have went through all his current tutorials waiting for newer ones to be released. I actually enjoy working with OpenGL. Currently the Game Engine which is re-useable project with multiple libraries is finished. The FPS game from his site "Graphics wise is finished." The section I am now working on is the sound, where he is using OpenAL. Once this section is done, all there is left to do is incorporate the Sound Manager classes into the GameEngine, which I am excited about.

I know this is kindof long, but I like to share this with as many who are interested. Now what you have been waiting for. His website is Marek-knows.Com  It is definately worth the trip to visit and try his tutorials. He has different sections. If you need a brush up on c++ he has turtorials for them. If you need a brush up on math for 2D and 3D he has turtorials for them. You can be someone who has never even used c++ before goto his site and work through his tutorials and work through them. What else makes it great is that they are Video. You don't have to do a bunch of reading and misunderstand something. He also has a forums page wich is great, If you have a problem with a specific video you can post your question there to get the help you need or read the ones already there and they just might answer your questions.