Try this for a free book download. It's a couple of years old, but still a good book.

Alan

>Hello UT,
>
>I know this message board is mainly on Microsoft technologies but some of you might have
>experience with JAVA...
>
>I have to get into Java for a project but I have no clue where to start.
>
>Can you suggest me good articles/sites/whatever on this to get a solid introduction to JAVA and related technologies (WebSphere, etc...)?
>
>Thanks in advance,
> Alex