Java Books

Here are the Java books I've bought in an attempt to go from 0 to 100 in a matter of weeks. Some of them are fairly specific to my needs, like the virtual machine internals.

Java(TM) Programming Language, The (4th Edition) (The Java Series)
by Ken Arnold

The Definitive ANTLR Reference: Building Domain-Specific Languages (Pragmatic Programmers)
by Terence Parr

Java Pocket Guide (Pocket Guides)
by Robert Liguori

Effective Java (2nd Edition) (The Java Series)
by Joshua Bloch
This is helpful for learning the "right" way to do things in Java.

Java(TM) Platform Performance: Strategies and Tactics (The Java Series)
by Steve Wilson
(old, but I picked it up used for $4 from Powells in Portland)

Java Concurrency in Practice
by Brian Goetz

Java(TM) Virtual Machine Specification, The (2nd Edition) (The Java Series)
by Tim Lindholm

Programming for the Java(TM) Virtual Machine
by Joshua Engel

Java: The Complete Reference, Seventh Edition (Complete Reference Series)
by Herbert Schildt

Core Java, Vol. 2: Advanced Features, 8th Edition
by Cay S. Horstmann

Core Java(TM), Volume I--Fundamentals (8th Edition) (Addison-Wesley Object Technolo)
by Cay S. Horstmann

TCP/IP Sockets in Java: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides)
by Kenneth L. Calvert
Annoyingly, I find there is a newer edition.

Scripting in Java: Languages, Frameworks, and Patterns
by Dejan Bosanac

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