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Practical Java Books

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29 hands-on Java books you can apply directly to your work. Ranked by developer recommendations — top picks include Head First Design Patterns: A Br... and Effective Java.

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Cover of Head First Design Patterns: A Brain-Friendly Guide

Head First Design Patterns: A Brain-Friendly Guide

Eric Freeman

762 in 90d
129.6

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Cover of Effective Java

Effective Java

Joshua Bloch

480 in 90d
90

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Cover of Java Concurrency In Practice

Java Concurrency In Practice

Brian Goetz

142 in 90d
20.6

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Cover of Head First Java

Head First Java

Kathy Sierra & Bert Bates

170 in 90d
18.5

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Cover of Kotlin in Action

Kotlin in Action

Dmitry Jemerov, Svetlana Isakova

70 in 90d
15.5

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Cover of Spring in Action

Spring in Action

Craig Walls

100 in 90d
15

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Cover of Thinking in Java

Thinking in Java

Bruce Eckel

60 in 90d
11

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Cover of The Art of Multiprocessor Programming

The Art of Multiprocessor Programming

Maurice Herlihy, Nir Shavit

52 in 90d
10.1

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Cover of Learning Android Intents

Learning Android Intents

Muhammad Usama bin Aftab, Wajahat Karim

160 in 90d
10

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Cover of Cloud Native Java

Cloud Native Java

Josh Long, Kenny Bastani

60 in 90d
9

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Cover of Spring Microservices in Action

Spring Microservices in Action

John Carnell

40 in 90d
8

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Cover of Camel in Action

Camel in Action

Claus Ibsen and Jonathan Anstey

30 in 90d
7.5

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Cover of Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

Bill Phillips, Chris Stewart, Kristin Marsicano

30 in 90d
7.5

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Cover of Java Performance: The Definitive Guide

Java Performance: The Definitive Guide

Scott Oaks

50 in 90d
6.5

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Cover of Java Puzzlers

Java Puzzlers

Joshua Bloch, Neal Gafter

30 in 90d
5.5

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Cover of Core Java SE 9 for the Impatient

Core Java SE 9 for the Impatient

Cay S. Horstmann

30 in 90d
5.5

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Cover of Spring Boot in Action

Spring Boot in Action

Craig Walls

30 in 90d
5.5

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Cover of Design Patterns in Java

Design Patterns in Java

Steven Metsker and William C. Wake

30 in 90d
5.5

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Cover of Clojure Programming

Clojure Programming

Chas Emerick, Brian Carper, Christophe Grand

20 in 90d
5

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Cover of Java in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

Java in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

David Flanagan

20 in 90d
5

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