Marjolein's list of Java Books and Java Book Reviews

• Printed books (by title)
• On-line books (by title)
• CD-ROM books
• Book-related Pages

So many books... How do you find the right one? To help out a little, I've gathered a whole bunch of on-line book descriptions. Only descriptions that will tell you enough about a book to be able to decide to have a closer look have been included: a pretty picture of the cover and a one-paragraph description does not usually qualify.

Please note that most of these books can be ordered on-line, often right from the description page, and for some of the books there's a complete on-line version available. Not recommended for reading it all on-line, of course, but fine for that quick reference or example, or for a better-founded decision to actually buy the book. Some on-line books include a search function! Printed books, On-line books, CD-ROM books and Book-related pages all have a separate page.

I've also included book reviews, including several lists. This information can be found right on this page.

Some authors also have their own homepages; you'll find several of them on the Java People page.

Some of the symbols you may see on the books pages are specific to these pages; they all serve as a graphical link as well:

	Books marked with this symbol have a related or supporting web page.
	These are either on-line books or there exists an on-line version of the book (listed on a separate page).
	Back to alphabetical index.

Some of these are commercial sites that sell books; I've included those if they provide an extra service or useful information besides just selling books.

Books of the Week Excerpt Archive Smartbooks (click on 'Java/Java Tools')
Books of the Week Excerpt Archive
Java Book List
Java Books Smartbooks
Java books and Training at IBM (Education & Training (US) - Search Results)
Java Programming Books at calSur Internet You can add your own reviews here!
JavaBeans Developer Resources lists JavaBeans books
JavaWorld Book List Index (based on Cye Waldeman's database)
Java^TM Books Page, The
Java^TM Tutorial Books
Recommended Java Books! Computer Literacy (Bookshops+Online) - with mini-reviews
Selected Java Bibliography
TeamJava's Book Index
Topic Specific Java^TM Books

Reviews by Bob Cunningham:

• Book Reviews: Java
  
• Book Reviews: Java/JDBC
  
• Book Reviews: Java/Java Reference
  

Reviews by Robert M. Slade:

• Advanced Java
• Core Java
• Graphic Java
• Java by Example
• Java Developer's Resource
• Java Developer's Toolkit, The
• Java Handbook, The
• Java How to Program
• Java in a Nutshell
• Java Programming Basics
• Java Programming Explorer
• Java Programming Language, The
• Java Programming Language Handbook
• Java Sourcebook
• Java Tutorial, The
• Just Java
• Making sense of Java
• Mastering Java
• On to Java
• Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days
• Writing Java Applets

Reviews by Laurence Vanhelsuwé:

• Data structures and algorithms: A comparative slice and dice -- er, review -- of 5 Java DS&A books
  
• Java virtual machine books -- a comparative review
  
• JDBC and Java database programming books: A comparative review
  
• Java game programming books: A comparative review
  
• Lemay's latest "Java 1.1" title fails to deliver Java 1.1 Interactive Course
  
• The Java Threads API makes it to print media Java Threads
  

Other reviews, by title:

• Active Java, Exploring Java
  
• Core Java JavaWorld - September 1996
  
• Hooked on Java April 1996 - Book and CD-ROM Reviews - Baby's First Java Book
  
• Hooked on Java ERCB DDJ Programmer's Bookshelf April 1996
  
• Java Programming Language, The
  
• Java Programming Language Handbook ERCB
  
• Java Virtual Machine Specification ERCB
  

The books section has become so large that some parts have been moved to their own separate pages. On most, the books are listed by title for now - in the near future I'll add a searchable database.

Only printed books that have good on-line descriptions are listed on this easy-to-navigate page; in some cases you can even find several descriptions for the same book. The printed books are listed by title for now - in the near future I'll add a searchable database.

The "unofficial" on-line books have disappeared by now, but there's an even better alternative. More hints on the on-line books page!

While many computer books nowadays come with an accompanying CD-Rom, these "books" have their main content on the CD-Rom, and may be accompanied by a booklet.

Here you'll find on-line companions to printed books. The pages differ in their content: from simple errata, to support, to downloadable source code. If you have one of the books mentioned on the Printed books page, or are considering buying one, check these pages!

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