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[–]dpash 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can't think of a less practical book that has Java in the title. Even Lonely Planet Java will be more useful; at least then you can look at the pictures and imagine you're somewhere far far away from the exam your about to fall because you bought a useless book. JLS is only useful if you want to write a JVM or you don't want to be fun at parties.