Top 20 Books about Java

Core Java:

1) Core Java Fundamentals (Volume 1 and Volume 2)

2) The Complete Reference : Java

3) A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification : Khalid Mughal

 

4) OCPJCP for Java Study Guide : Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates

5) Java Pitfalls and More Java Pitfalls

6) Taming Java Threads

Enterprise Java and Frameworks

7) Head First Servlets and JSP

8) EJB 3 in Action

9) Struts in Action

 10) Spring in Action

11) Web Services Essentials - SOAP, UDDI and WSDL

12) XML Bible

13) Teach Yourself EJB in 21 Days

Design Patterns and Methodologies

14) Head First Design Patterns

15) Agile in a Flash

16) Teach Yourself UML in 24 Hours

17) Object Oriented Software Construction

Servers

18) JBoss : A Developer's Notebook

19) Tomcat : The Definitive Guide

Tools and Utilities

20) ANT in Action