Reddit mentions of Core Java, Volume II--Advanced Features (10th Edition) (Core Series)

I've heard good things about these two:

• http://www.amazon.com/Java-Program-Early-Objects-10th/dp/0133807800/
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Java-Kathy-Sierra/dp/0596009208/
  
  My first Java book was:
  
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Java-Programming-Language-4th/dp/0321349806/
  
  Although I enjoyed it a lot it's extremely weak on exercises (besides teaching java 1.5 (iirc)).
  
  The java tutorials are quite good, but lack on the exercises area, which is sort of crucial to learning how to program.
  
  
• https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
  
  It's good too keep those tutorials in mind though because they're great as a first read on a particular piece of the java language and/or library.
  
  I think the best mix of learning java and learning how to program among these books is in the one by Paul and Harvey Deitel.
  
  Another good one on Java is the "Core Java" two volumes pack:
  
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Core-Java-I--Fundamentals-10th/dp/0134177304/
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Core-Java-II--Advanced-Features-10th/dp/0134177290/
  
  Although they're also weak on exercises, I remember the second volume being filled with examples.
  
  By the way, don't get discouraged by the sizes of those books. They're big not because they're difficult, but because there are lots of things to talk about. Generally speaking, all these books are mostly easy.