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What’s the best book to learn Java?  Barnes & Noble’s book browser web site lists 846 Java programming books. Border’s Books & Music’s web site (through Amazon) reports 2455. 
Well, whatever the number, there’s a new edition of one of the best Java books out there: Head First Java, 2nd Edition.
It’s one of a growing family of "Head First" books. They are not your father’s learn-to-program books.  They attempt to reach your mind/memory through multiple channels, in order to (as the authors express it) "get past your brain’s crap filter."
Bert Bates and Kathy Sierra are masterminding this series, and they have a related weblog: Creating Passionate Users where they talk about the concepts, and the research behind them.  Their most recent two postings are about how the muse always comes late and who is in charge — you or your brain. Check it out! 
I’m picking up a copy of HFJ2 on my way home today.  I want to learn more about how to learn….

Do you ever read fiction when you are depressed or to cheer yourself up?

Do you often read alone?

Now help is available: American Literature Abuse Society (ALAS)

UPDATE Sept 9, 2004

Michael McGrorty, of LibraryDust, claims authorship of the Literature Abuse piece.