Re: Can anyone recommend a good Java book?

From	Kevin English <kenglish@4csoftware.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.gui
Subject	Re: Can anyone recommend a good Java book?
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Date	2012-01-12 18:41 -0700

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On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:07:31 -0000, "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> wrote:

>My program "Vectorine"'s coming along nicely now, and I think I've got all 
>the main parts worked out.  Thanks very much to all of you.  But all the 
>same, I'd like to get a proper book about Java for next time ("Java in Easy 
>Steps" is good, but it doesn't say much about the underlying rules like 
>variable scope, and anyway it's borrowed from the library).  I know it's all 
>on Sun's website in theory, but I never can concentrate on anything long on 
>a screen - by the time I get to the end of a page I've forgotten how it 
>began!  Anyone know a good one, suitable for almost-beginners?
>Thanks
Thinking in Java by Bruce Eckel should be high on anyones list.
http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Java-4th-Bruce-Eckel/dp/0131872486/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326418677&sr=1-1
-- 
Kevin English

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Can anyone recommend a good Java book? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-01-12 19:07 +0000
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