How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Java Version
- By Allen B. Downey; Green Tea Press, 2002. Teaches general principles of programming, via Java as subject language. Thorough, in-depth approach to many basic and intermediate programming topics. Full text online and downloads: HTML, PDF, PS, LaTeX. [Free,
- http://greenteapress.com/thinkapjava/

Java Precisely
- Homepage of book. The book gives a concise description of the Java programming language. Examples sources. Old versions of book online in PDF and Postcript formats.
- http://www.dina.dk/~sestoft/javaprecisely/

JavaGently - Third Edition
- Homepage of book by Judith Bishop. Discussion board and FAQ. Examples and downloads.
- http://javagently.cs.up.ac.za/jg3e/

Bleeding At the Keyboard
- Gregory Rawlins text of step by step guide on learning Java.
- http://www.roxie.org/books/bleeding/

Java as a First Language
- Offers text to Java an Object First Approach and A Java GUI Programmer's Primer, both by Fintan Culwin.
- http://www.scism.sbu.ac.uk/jfl/

Java Programming: From the Beginning
- By K. N. King. Assumes no previous programming experience. Includes over 700 review questions, exercises, and programming projects. Features unique Q&A sections and in-depth case studies.
- http://knking.com/books/java/

Thinking in Java
- Tutorial for beginning programmers or those without much OO experience. Full text of book available on-line in PDF format.
- http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/

In search of the best Java book for beginners
- A JavaWorld comparative review of 7 intro-programming language books.
- http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-02-1999/jw-02-bookreview.html