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Java Concurrency in Practice cover

1. Java Concurrency in Practice

by Brian Goetz

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Effective Java (2nd Edition) cover

2. Effective Java (2nd Edition)

by Joshua Bloch

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Java Performance cover

3. Java Performance

by Charlie Hunt, Binu John

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Effective Java (3rd Edition) cover

4. Effective Java (3rd Edition)

by Joshua Bloch

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Decompiling Java cover

5. Decompiling Java

by Godfrey Nolan

High-Performance Java Persistence cover

6. High-Performance Java Persistence

by Vlad Mihalcea

Ivor Horton's Beginning Java cover

7. Ivor Horton's Beginning Java

by Ivor Horton

Hardcore Java cover

8. Hardcore Java

by Robert Simmons (Jr.)

Compiler Construction Using Java, JavaCC, and Yacc cover

9. Compiler Construction Using Java, JavaCC, and Yacc

by Anthony J. Dos Reis

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Java Performance Companion cover

10. Java Performance Companion

by Charlie Hunt, Bengt Rutisson, Poonam Parhar, Monica Beckwith

Java Generics and Collections: Speed Up the Java Development Process cover

11. Java Generics and Collections: Speed Up the Java Development Process

by Maurice Naftalin, Philip Wadler

Learning Java cover

12. Learning Java

by Patrick Niemeyer, Pat Niemeyer

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C++ for Java Programmers cover

13. C++ for Java Programmers

by Mark Allen Weiss

Thinking in Java (4th Edition) cover

14. Thinking in Java (4th Edition)

by Bruce Eckel

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Head First Java cover

15. Head First Java

by Kathy Sierra

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Java Message Service cover

16. Java Message Service

by Mark Richards, Richard Monson-Haefel, David Chappell

Core Java™ 2, Volume I--Fundamentals (7th Edition) cover

17. Core Java™ 2, Volume I--Fundamentals (7th Edition)

by Cay S. Horstmann

Java 2 Black Book cover

18. Java 2 Black Book

by Steven Holzner

Java 9 Modularity cover

19. Java 9 Modularity

by Sander Mak, Paul Bakker

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Java Generics and Collections cover

20. Java Generics and Collections

by Maurice Naftalin, Philip Wadler

Core Java, Volume I--Fundamentals (8th Edition) cover

21. Core Java, Volume I--Fundamentals (8th Edition)

by Cay S. Horstmann, Gary Cornell

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Operating System Concepts with Java cover

22. Operating System Concepts with Java

by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne

The Java Virtual Machine Specification, Java SE 8 Edition (Java (Addison-Wesley)) cover

23. The Java Virtual Machine Specification, Java SE 8 Edition (Java (Addison-Wesley))

by Tim Lindholm, Frank Yellin, Gilad Bracha, Alex Buckley

Thinking Recursively with Java cover

24. Thinking Recursively with Java

by Eric S. Roberts

Program Generators with XML and Java cover

25. Program Generators with XML and Java

by J. Craig Cleaveland

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The Java Programming Language, 4th Edition cover

26. The Java Programming Language, 4th Edition

by James Gosling, David Holmes, Ken Arnold

Developing Android Applications with Java cover

27. Developing Android Applications with Java

Java Performance: The Definitive Guide cover

28. Java Performance: The Definitive Guide

by Scott Oaks

Clojure Programming: Practical Lisp for the Java World cover

29. Clojure Programming: Practical Lisp for the Java World

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Inside the Java 2 Virtual Machine cover

30. Inside the Java 2 Virtual Machine

by Bill Venners

Killer Game Programming in Java cover

31. Killer Game Programming in Java

by Andrew Davison

A Little Java, A Few Patterns cover

32. A Little Java, A Few Patterns

by Matthias Felleisen, Daniel P. Friedman

Mr. Bunny's Big Cup o' Java cover

33. Mr. Bunny's Big Cup o' Java

by Carlton Egremont

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Beginning Java EE 6 with GlassFish 3 (Expert's Voice in Java Technology) cover

34. Beginning Java EE 6 with GlassFish 3 (Expert's Voice in Java Technology)

by Antonio Goncalves

Head First Java, 2nd Edition cover

35. Head First Java, 2nd Edition

by Kathy Sierra

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Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours cover

36. Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours

by Rogers Cadenhead

The Java Language Specification, 3rd Edition cover

37. The Java Language Specification, 3rd Edition

by James Gosling

Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts To Code, Second Edition cover

38. Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts To Code, Second Edition

by Jacquie Barker

Java Puzzlers: Traps, Pitfalls, and Corner Cases cover

39. Java Puzzlers: Traps, Pitfalls, and Corner Cases

by Joshua Bloch, Neal Gafter

Data Structures and Algorithms in Java cover

40. Data Structures and Algorithms in Java

by Adam Drozdek

Programming for the Java¿ Virtual Machine cover

41. Programming for the Java¿ Virtual Machine

by Joshua Engel

Murach's Java Servlets and JSP, 2nd Edition cover

42. Murach's Java Servlets and JSP, 2nd Edition

by Joel Murach, Andrea Steelman

Java In A Nutshell, 5th Edition cover

43. Java In A Nutshell, 5th Edition

by David Flanagan

Java EE 6 with GlassFish 3 Application Server cover

44. Java EE 6 with GlassFish 3 Application Server

by David R. Heffelfinger

Sun Performance and Tuning: Java and the Internet (2nd Edition) cover

45. Sun Performance and Tuning: Java and the Internet (2nd Edition)

by Adrian Cockcroft, Richard Pettit

Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours (Covering Java 7 and Android) (6th Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself...in 24 Hours) cover

46. Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours (Covering Java 7 and Android) (6th Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself...in 24 Hours)

by Rogers Cadenhead

Real World Java Ee Night Hacks Dissecting The Business Tier cover

47. Real World Java Ee Night Hacks Dissecting The Business Tier

by Adam Bien

Algorithms in Java, Part 5: Graph Algorithms (3rd Edition) (Pt.5) cover

48. Algorithms in Java, Part 5: Graph Algorithms (3rd Edition) (Pt.5)

by Robert Sedgewick

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Algorithms in Java, Parts 1-4 (3rd Edition) (Pts.1-4) cover

49. Algorithms in Java, Parts 1-4 (3rd Edition) (Pts.1-4)

by Robert Sedgewick

Java 8 in Action: Lambdas, Streams, and functional-style programming cover

50. Java 8 in Action: Lambdas, Streams, and functional-style programming

by Raoul-Gabriel Urma

Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours (5th Edition) cover

51. Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours (5th Edition)

by Rogers Cadenhead

SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065 cover

52. SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065

by Katherine Sierra, Bert Bates

Java 9 for Programmers (4th Edition) (Deitel Developer Series) cover

53. Java 9 for Programmers (4th Edition) (Deitel Developer Series)

by Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel

Data Structures and Algorithms in Java (2nd Edition) cover

54. Data Structures and Algorithms in Java (2nd Edition)

by Robert Lafore

Filthy Rich Clients: Developing Animated and Graphical Effects for Desktop Java Applications cover

55. Filthy Rich Clients: Developing Animated and Graphical Effects for Desktop Java Applications

by Chet Haase, Romain Guy

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Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Comprehensive Version (11th Edition) cover

56. Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Comprehensive Version (11th Edition)

by Y. Daniel Liang

Functional Programming in Java: Harnessing the Power Of Java 8 Lambda Expressions cover

57. Functional Programming in Java: Harnessing the Power Of Java 8 Lambda Expressions

by Venkat Subramaniam

Java¿ Message Service API Tutorial and Reference: Messaging for the J2EE¿ Platform cover

58. Java¿ Message Service API Tutorial and Reference: Messaging for the J2EE¿ Platform

by Mark Hapner

Beginning Java 8 Language Features: Lambda Expressions, Inner Classes, Threads, I/O, Collections, and Streams cover

59. Beginning Java 8 Language Features: Lambda Expressions, Inner Classes, Threads, I/O, Collections, and Streams

by Kishori Sharan

Karel J Robot: A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Object-Oriented Programming in Java cover

60. Karel J Robot: A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Object-Oriented Programming in Java

by Joseph Bergin, Mark Stehlik, Jim Roberts

Pro JPA 2: Mastering the JavaTM Persistence API (Expert's Voice in Java Technology) cover

61. Pro JPA 2: Mastering the JavaTM Persistence API (Expert's Voice in Java Technology)

by Mike Keith

Programming Scala: Tackle Multi-Core Complexity on the Java Virtual Machine (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

62. Programming Scala: Tackle Multi-Core Complexity on the Java Virtual Machine (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Venkat Subramaniam

Java Performance: The Definitive Guide: Getting the Most Out of Your Code cover

63. Java Performance: The Definitive Guide: Getting the Most Out of Your Code

by Scott Oaks

Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques with Java Implementations (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) cover

64. Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques with Java Implementations (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

by Ian H. Witten, Eibe Frank

Real-Time Systems and Programming Languages: Ada, Real-Time Java and C/Real-Time POSIX (4th Edition) (International Computer Science Series) cover

65. Real-Time Systems and Programming Languages: Ada, Real-Time Java and C/Real-Time POSIX (4th Edition) (International Computer Science Series)

by Alan Burns, Andrew J. Wellings

A Practical Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms using Java (Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Algorithms and Data Structures series) cover

66. A Practical Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms using Java (Chapman & Hall/CRC Applied Algorithms and Data Structures series)

by Sally. A Goldman, Kenneth. J Goldman