Looking For Java Books that start and end with a Project

[raghav singh]

Hi there,

I am looking for java books that start the reader with a simple application and end with a complete application.

Thanks in Advance

[Campbell Ritchie]

Have you tried the Murach series?

[raghav singh]

Campbell Ritchie wrote:Have you tried the Murach series?

Nope.Will look for it then.

[raghav singh]

Campbell Ritchie wrote:Have you tried the Murach series?

Any other suggestion apart Murach?

[AhFai Chan]

raghav singh wrote:Hi there,

I am looking for java books that start the reader with a simple application and end with a complete application.

Thanks in Advance

Two books I would NOT recommend, they have mistakes, not well presented and explained:
Schaum's "Programming wih Java"
Sybex's "Java 2 J2SE 1.4"

[Mike Baker]

Try Deitel (deitel.com) books for Java. Their are really good and have real-world examples like projects. They help to learn each topic in Java really fast. For example this one: http://www.deitel.com/Books/Java/JavaHowtoProgram10eEarlyObjects/tabid/3656/Default.aspx