An inadequate list of books for those who have never learned
to program and want to learn with Java. I will save this at
http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/updates/louie/java-intro-books.txt
	-John Louie, 9/9/99


	I saw the publisher's description and table of contents;
	it looks promising and I should have a review copy by the
	end of Sept.:
Java : A Framework for Programming and Problem Solving 
by Kenneth Lambert, Martin Osborne 
Our Price: $54.95
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
Paperback Bk&Cd Rom edition (September 1998) 
Pws Pub Co; ISBN: 0534951163 
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 495,873 

	I have thumbed through this and it looks OK for those
	who have never programmed. It is in the computers section
	of the UNR Bookstore. Readers give this 4 stars at Amazon -
	some students and instructors complain that it has material
	that is too difficult for beginners, and introduces it too
	early. The coverage of CS and OOP concepts is well-liked.
	Self-studiers and those with some programming experience
	liked it well.
David M. Arnow, Gerald Weiss 
Our Price: $68.20
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
Paperback - 750 pages (August 1999) 
Addison-Wesley Pub Co (Net); ISBN: 0201612720 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.22 x
9.05 x 7.40 
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 49,378 

	Five Amazon readers give this 5 stars. All appeared to
	be motivated self-studiers, and were able to use the book to
	learn programming. There are no comments from instructors
	or students required to buy the book.
Java : An Introduction to Computer Science and Programming 
by Walter Savitch, Walter Szvitch 
Our Price: $61.00
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
Paperback - 882 pages Book & Cd edition (December 1998) 
Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0132874261 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.14 x 9.24 x 7.54 
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 3,202 

	Readers give this 2.5 stars at Amazon - students pan it as not
	giving them enough practical Java knowledge, and instructors
	use it somewhat grudgingly, saying it's the only book
	that introduces both general CS concepts and the Java
	language but they would like something better.
An Introduction to Computer Science : Using Java (McGraw-Hill Series in
Computer Science) 
by Samuel N. Kamin, M. Dennis Mickunas, Edward M. Reingold 
Our Price: $56.00
Availability: On Order; usually ships
within 1-2 weeks.
Paperback (November 1997) 
WCB/McGraw-Hill; ISBN: 0070342245 
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 208,162 

	Sounds appropriate from publisher's description, no
	reviews yet. Could not locate author's web site.
Programming for Everyone in Java 
by Per Brinch Hansen, Per Brinch Hansen 
List Price: $29.95
Our Price: $23.96
You Save: $5.99 (20%)
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
Paperback - 238 pages (June 1999) 
Springer Verlag; ISBN: 0387986839 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.49 x 9.19 x 7.00 
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 343,274 

	Selected by one CS instructor who reviewed it for Amazon, 4 stars:
An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming With Java 
by C. Thomas Wu 
Our Price: $63.55
Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks.
Paperback - 672 pages (November 20, 1998) 
McGraw Hill College Div; ISBN: 0256254621 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.28 x 9.22 x 7.46 
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 97,098 

	Both of the following sound more appropriate for
	scientists with some programming experience. No
	independent reviews available.
Introductory Java for Scientists and Engineers 
by Richard J. Davies 
Our Price: $39.33
Availability: This title usually ships within
2-3 days.
Paperback - 312 pages (April 1999) 
Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201398133 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.59 x 9.22 x
6.83 
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 9,302 

Java for Engineers and Scientists 
by Stephen J. Chapman 
Our Price: $45.00
Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
Paperback - 660 pages (August 1999) 
Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0139195238 
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 1,229,349