This book The Boost Graph Library: User Guide and Reference Manual (C++ In-Depth Series) by Jeremy G. Siek, Lie-Quan Lee, and Andrew Lumsdaine offers the key to unlocking the power of the BGL for the C++ programmer looking to extend the reach of generic programming beyond the Standard Template Library. This book presents an in-depth description of the BGL and provides working examples designed to illustrate the application of BGL to these real-world problems.

This book also provides you all the information you need to take advantage of this powerful new library. Part I is a complete user guide that begins by introducing graph concepts, terminology, and generic graph algorithms. This guide also takes the reader on a tour through the major features of the BGL; all motivated with example problems. Part II is a comprehensive reference manual that provides complete documentation of all BGL concepts, algorithms, and classes. Overall, this is a user friendly book and is a great addition to anyone’s C++ library.