if someone wants a book they can look on amazon and read the reviews.

you probably like the book because it is what you were reading during
the point when you were just getting the grasps of java. could you
perhaps of read any other book at this point?

i have read many books whilst learning various languages. they are all
about the same.

some have a particular format that others dont, but they all give you
the information you want.

usually a selection of books will help  you learn and get different
angles which would make you a better programmer.

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