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[Michael]

Ok so for my birthday, my sister doesn't know what to get me for my birthday. So I told her that I want some Java Books, she does not know anything about computer programming, so she is going to let me go to a store and pick it out. I would like to know what book(s) you recommend for beginner-intermediate (as I already know some of the basics). If you aren't sure, here is the search that I used on walmart:

Walmart Search: Java 7

I was deciding on these two books...

Java 7 for Absolute Beginners
Pro Java 7 Nio.2

Thank you for your help!

[Moonkey]

My brother has a big Java book. Don't remember what the exact name was but it was a big thick book.

[Michael]

I saw a search on there for 868 pages 

[pspeed]

Lots of books on Amazon will let you "Look inside" to see if the book makes sense.  I recommend double checking books there to see if they are worth your time, regardless of where you buy them.

[BigredRm]

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Java sound like your speed.

[Sean]

There's plenty of open sourced books to choose from too ;o

[nh_99]

Well, if your planning on building games, the book Developing Games in Java by David Brackeen is good, though somewhat outdated. The methods still work though! http://www.brackeen.com/javagamebook/