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Some Java related books

Now in print: The Nature of Software Development Amazon.co.uk links: Wrox Press: Beginning Java Programming: The Object Oriented Approach OCP Java SE 7 Programmer II Certification Guide: Prepare for the 1ZO-804 exam Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform 4th Edition Java EE 7: The Big Picture
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Java Language Spec and VM Spec books updated for Java 8

I'm personally going to stick with Java 7 for a while mainly due to work & there is still a lot to learn (for me at least) about Java 5, 6 and 7 before tackling 8. But it looks like the JLS and JVM specs are updated to Java 8 level here: HTML & PDF and PDF diffs from Java 7 http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/
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Good Java bookshelf

Learning Java 3rd Edition Amazon.com: Learning Java Amazon.co.uk: Learning Java Amazon.com: Effective Java Amazon.co.uk: Effective Java Joshua Bloch is a Java genius. A 2nd edition is out soon according to Amazon.com Recommendations (Updated for Java 5): Thinking in Java (4th Edition) Amazon.com: Java Puzzlers Amazon.com: Java Precisely, 2nd Edition Java Cookbook , Second Edition I have the first edition which is excellent, but the 2nd edition is updated for Java 5 so that's on the list to purchase. Head First Java , Second Edition Java Network Programming , Third Edition Head First Design Patterns Java 5.0 Tiger: A Developer's Notebook Filthy Rich Clients: Developing Animated and Graphical Effects for Desktop Java™ Applications Amazon.com: Pragmatic Unit Testing in Java with JUnit Amazon.com: Java How to Program (7th Edition) Amazon.com: Java Concurrency in Practice
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Java Precisely, 2nd Edition

Java Precisely looks excellent. The link above has more details about the book and downloadable code. There is also a free PDF - Java Performance tips Java Precisely Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk
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