 | Effective Java: Second Edition by Joshua Bloch
Buy new: £17.99 / Used from: £24.91 The best Java book ever written.
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 | The Java Programming Language (Java Series) by Ken Arnold
Buy used from: £0.68 Even if you think you know Java - you'll learn something
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 | Java Development with Ant by Erik Hatcher
Buy used from: £2.49 More than just ANT, Useful for XML, JUnit etc
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 | Java Performance Tuning by Jack Shirazi
Buy new: £21.47 / Used from: £11.09 Don't assume anything when assessing performance. Checkout this book and it may open your eyes.
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 | Java Extreme Programming Cookbook by Eric M. Burke
Buy new: £22.94 / Used from: £10.88 Very useful. essential for Java and XP
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 | Mastering Algorithms with Perl by Jarkko Hietaniemi
Buy new: £22.94 / Used from: £5.09 Great reference and a nice read
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 | Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell
Buy new: £21.80 / Used from: £18.99 I bought the 1st Edition when it came out and it has proved invaluable ever since.
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 | Jython Essentials by Samuele Pedroni
Buy new: £20.49 / Used from: £1.33 Running Python scripts in your Java apps is very cool.
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 | Effective Perl Programming: 60 Methods and Rules for Scripting Better Programs (A-W Developers Press) by Joseph N. Hall
Buy new: £22.94 / Used from: £4.66 As good as Effective Java
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 | Jakarta Commons Cookbook by Tim O'Brien
Buy new: £29.33 / Used from: £7.98 I was surprised at how much there is in commons.
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 | Hardcore Java by Robert Simmons
Buy new: £26.34 / Used from: £3.60 This is an excellent book. The chapter on finals alone is worth the price of the book.
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 | Groovy and Grails Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach by Bashar Jawad
Buy new: £35.49 / Used from: £4.99 Like most of the APress recipes book - very useful
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 | Java Concurrency in Practice by Brian Goetz
Buy new: £16.46 / Used from: £12.89 As useful as Effective Java. Essential for all Java programmers
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