Offering readers a thorough grounding in Java with a focus on creating executable content, a guide for HTML programmers with C++ or Perl experience is presented in a cookbook-style format that covers language constructs, concurrent programming, and more. Original. (Intermediate)
My first Java book. It's out of print and it covers only Java v1 topics. However, it is by far the best Java book I've ever read. I still have this in my collection and refer to it when my Java-mind gets cloudy. It's a classic.