Find me a Java book!

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Hey there.

I have been doing Java for 5 months or so, in school, and we have primarily been learning from online resources (of which there are plenty) and the teacher's knowledge, but what I really want is a book next to me, a concise 'companion' to Java, so if I need to quickly look up something, for example the API's.

A friend of mine recommended 'Java in a Nutshell', but I wanted a wider opinion. I just want a resource, where I can quickly, easily look up things, or read more in-depth on various concepts if I don't understand them in class, and it is generally hard to go by a lot of 'reviews', as I have seen very few books with less than 4/5 stars on a site.

No budget as such, but I would prefer not to pay more than £20.

All feedback is welcome, thanks in advance!
 
I have a java book which you can have free of charge if you give me your address.


it's probably not a 'concise' text like you are after but would be good along side something else.
 
player said:
I have a java book which you can have free of charge if you give me your address.


it's probably not a 'concise' text like you are after but would be good along side something else.
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That would be awesome! Any chance you can give me its name, so I check it out first?
 
Sam's Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days.. gave me all I needed to know in Java until I was able to just use the API specs and online Java references.

Isn't very concise but it's worth a look :).
 
I wouldn't use a book as an API reference. A book doesn't really lend itself well for that kind of thing, since it can't be updated, can't be searched, can't have many pages easily accessed at once, can't have expandable sections, etc.
 
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