I am learning allegro (obviously. and i learn a lot easier if i have a book in front of me.
Are there any books that teach allegro? tyvm

Sorry i don't know where to put this question so if its in the wrong spot i apologize.

IMVHO: this is the only book you need: http://www.allegro.cc/manual/

Everything else is either:

http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

Or an equivalent C tutorial.

Just in case you are really new to programming in general; I wouldn't recommend starting with allegro. You will have to learn a lot of (nerdy) stuff before you can do something to keep your interest on.
Maybe XNA (http://creators.xna.com/) is a better place to start up.
But this is just my opinion.

i have been programming for a few months.
but this is my first time using grapghics
i am picking up allegro quicly though. thanks to this place and everyones help.

If you haven't discovered it yet, the allegro wiki has a bunch of guided tutorials on a reasonable number of topics: Linky.

That's actually wrong. I believe you have to find everything interesting on your way. The "Hello, world!" program. A number guessing text console game. Lots of other text console applications, before you advance to graphic windows, everything should be exciting. At least it was for me. Never got bored, no matter how low my skills were. I still know nothing of lots of fancy C++ stuff or lots of 3D graphics, stuff that I could use for really cool games. Yet, I'm not bored when I code something using my present skills.

You can even learn from Depot's games which include source code. I've learned a lot from KQ, Fiend and PainTown, even good practices and software design. I've also learned a couple of tricks from speedhack entries and that 20-line-game contest.

But I cannot be wrong if I experienced boredom . This is a personal thing.

I used to greatly prefer books too, but with the proliferation of program manuals on CD-ROM only, I've gotten used to reading from the screen.

Actually, it's better that way. Ketchup wipes off without destroying the page, you can adjust the font to the size you like, and last but not least, you can't grep dead trees!

What ever happened to taking a book, going outside, sitting on a bench beneath a tree, enjoying some fresh air while browsing through the pages, enjoying the growing urge to do something with whatever it is one just learned.

I always found that way nicer than reading from the screen. Maybe that's just me.

Having said that, I could provide a long list of books that I liked and value, but I'll spare both our time. Maybe go to your local library (or to the next University's one) and browse for a while, borrow the books you find interesting.

I totally agree. I much prefer reading books on paper, than on a screen.

Yeah, I'm the same - even with exam revision I'll print out hundreds of pages worth of lecture slides so that I have them on paper.

That's very true too. When I originally learnt to program it was from a friend at school who would scribble stuff out on paper for me during lunch breaks. It was always exciting to get home and try out new stuff.