It’s a great book, but I’d only recommend it if you are already intermediate/advanced level with C++.
Most of the book is discussing strange minutia in the language that will probably confuse or scare away beginners.
C++ Primer, and C++ Primer Plus (no relation) may be better places to start looking.
If you’re interested, you can also find a review of this book on my blog: Review: The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup – cybereality