[Techtalk] Java textbook recommendations

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Berenice Chong wrote:
>I'm studying java as part of my course this year and I'm looking for
>a good introductory book that has no-nonsense explanations of java

You could try

On To Java -- online version
Patrick Henry Winston and Sundar Narasimhan	
http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/phw/OnToJava/	0	

I haven't read it, but I really liked one of Patrick Henry
 Winston's books:  "On to C++"

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