Suggest you get "Just Java" (Score 1)

If you're an experienced programmer, you can't do better that "Just Java". http://www.amazon.com/Just-Java-6th-Microsystems-Press/dp/0131482114 I wrote it when I was working with Java at Sun Microsystems, and it is intended to help busy professionals pick up Java. It covers not just the language, but the whole ecosystem of tools, releases, certification, SDKs etc etc. Peter