C Prog. book recommendation

From: TekWiz (tekwiz_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 11/30/03 

Date: 29 Nov 2003 17:51:55 -0800

i'm looking for a good book to learn C from the ground up. I
currently know know nothing about any lanuguage witha compiler. i
learn best by example and am fluent in PHP, Perl, HTML, and XHTML.

I also need a recommendation for some good programming reference
books. I've been told that the O'Reilly Safari books are good, but
i'd rather hear than from the people in the field.

thanks for the help.

TekWiz