Perhaps... you like turtles o_O.
About the book:
Yeh that seems like a good book to get you off to a running start. I heard it is pretty rough-cut and doesn't spend a lot of time explaining things, but it should get you used to the idea. I see you've already got a lot of stuff planned out, that's great. I wish half the people who start out learning C++, would come at it with your attitude.