DON'T BUY THIS! Popular IT books I'd advise you NOT to buy!

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Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software
1.  Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software by Erich Gamma
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  "A controversial start! Patterns for narrow-minded OO-purists. Don't invalidly try to leverage someone else's solution into your system! That said, it's good to understand these patterns......."
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Mastering Enterprise JavaBeans
2.  Mastering Enterprise JavaBeans by Ed Roman
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  "A good book on EJB. Might convince you to use EJB. Therefore, DON'T READ IT!"
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UML in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))
3.  UML in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) by Sinan Si Alhir
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  "Most 'Nutshell' books are great little reference guides. This is not. Impossible to find things that you're looking for. Much better tutorials are available."
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Core Java 2: Fundamentals v.1: Fundamentals Vol 1 (The Sun Microsystems Press Java series)
4.  Core Java 2: Fundamentals v.1: Fundamentals Vol 1 (The Sun Microsystems Press Java series) by Cay S. Horstmann
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  "A matter of taste and, I suspect, ability. Over-verbose in areas which are fundamentally simple, over-simplistic for the interesting bits. One for beginners who don't itend to progress."
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Java Developers Almanac 1.4, Volume 2: Examples and Quick Reference: v. 2 (Java (Addison-Wesley))
5.  Java Developers Almanac 1.4, Volume 2: Examples and Quick Reference: v. 2 (Java (Addison-Wesley)) by Patrick Chan
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  "This is just information from the Sun Javadoc! Looking up method names? Use an auto-completing IDE! Don't buy a book!"
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Early Adopter J2SE 1.4
6.  Early Adopter J2SE 1.4 by James Hart
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  "Overview of upcoming J2SE features. Basic information for people who want to SOUND like they're up to date, not detailed enough for those that want to BE up to date!"
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