Java books and/references

Without going deeply into my background in relation to java, I would
appreciate some guidance regarding the best overall java book. (I have an
early edition of Thinking in Java - might be the first edition.) I am doing
some gui stuff, so my assuption is that I will need something with swing.
What do people in this group think are most indispensible, helpful,
understandable books available?

I hate asking such an open ended question It is just that I have been
looking at a few books and it seems to be a difficult decision considering
the price and getting what I want.


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