Reddit reviews Understanding UNIX/LINUX Programming: A Guide to Theory and Practice

It's called Understanding Unix/Linx Programming: A Guide to Theory and Practice

Understanding Unix/Linux Programming has as one of its projects an implementation of pong using ncurses and interrupts.

I don't think there really needs to be any specifics here. A book I read that really pushed me along when I first started was a book about web developing with php and MySQL. It wasn't that great of a book and I'll probably never touch it again, but it pushed me further than any article I read at the time. Another was Understanding Unix/Linux Programming. It's extremely expensive so I'd be weary about actually recommending it, but it was required text for a college class (one of the better college recommended books I've had to buy). However, that book mainly just succeeded in making me proficiant with man pages.

There's been books that when I first start reading them it really makes the subject matter click and I never end up finishing them because the documentation is more than what I need at that point. I think that's why you'll read some reviews on programming books that range from it being extremely helpful to worst book ever made.

I think that was the point of the tip. If you're learning something, just pick up a book that deals with the subject. It'll set you in the right direction and help you overcome any anxiety when starting something that at first glance, seems complex. It also forces you to read from start to finish rather than glancing over a blog post that might have the information you need.

Results may vary.

Yes, there are actually .exe files, both cd and ls as well as most every other command.

Edit: In fact, just earlier this year, I purchased this book which deals with exactly what you're talking about. The examples in the book go through *nix commands that you study, then re-implement yourself in C. You should take a look at it (there might be copies at that site down by the bay wink wink.)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0130083968/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00