Your Favorite Java Book

What is your favorite book on beginning Java programming?
I have Java Programming 2nd Ed by Joyce Farrell, Java In A Nutshell by David Flanagan, Java How to Program 4th Ed by Deitel & Deitel, Java with Object-Oriented Programming by Paul Wang and Java An Introduction To Computing by Adams, Nyhoff and Nyhoff.
I took a beginning class in Java that was considered an adult continuing education course last summer (1 credit hour). I am almost finished with my first 4 credit hour course in Java. What is your favotite and best book on Java? Do you have any other suggestions for Java study?

What is your favorite book on beginning Java
programming?
I have Java Programming 2nd Ed by Joyce Farrell, Java
In A Nutshell by David Flanagan, Java How to Program
4th Ed by Deitel & Deitel, Java with Object-Oriented
Programming by Paul Wang and Java An Introduction To
Computing by Adams, Nyhoff and Nyhoff.
I took a beginning class in Java that was considered
an adult continuing education course last summer (1
credit hour). I am almost finished with my first 4
credit hour course in Java. What is your favotite and
best book on Java? Do you have any other suggestions
for Java study?i am a sophomore learning object-oriented technology .Though i only has only read
6 chapters of Thinking in Java, i found the book really tasty, especially very suitable for greener:)

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