Need Java textbook recommendation

Question

I have an OOP course I have to take at xxxx State University this semester. All of the assignments are in Java. The instructor didn't assign a text and the lectures aren't covering everything I really need to know. Yes - I've already completed the Sololearn tutorial, its not enough.

What I really need is a deep text book on Java and OOP. I could google everything, but its not efficient.
Can someone recommend a great book that is worth purchasing?
This is the list of options I was already given. If you've used one, would you say that's worth getting?

Deitel and Deitel, "Java: How to Program", 9th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011, ISBN 0-13-257566-3.
Xiaoping Jia, "Object-Oriented Software Development Using Java", 2nd Edition, Addison Wesley, 2003, ISBN 0-201-73733-7.
Herbert Schildt, "The Complete Reference Java 2", 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-222420-7.
Meilir Page-Jones, "Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Design in UML", Addison Wesley, 2000, ISBN 0-201-69946-X.
Cay Horstmann, "Big Java", Addison-Wesley, 2002, ISBN 0-471-40248-6.

Answer 1

Elizabeth Kelly Where did you get this list of books from?

The Deitel and Deitel book will likely be your best bet for a college course. It might depend on the curriculum though. If you want to share that with me in DM, I'd be happy to cross check it with the TOC from the book.

The other 3 books might be grossly outdated as Java has come a long way since early 2000s.

That said, the same fundamentals would still apply if you had access to those books.

You might be missing a lot of relevant updates though with such old books.

Answer 2

Java Programming 10th Edition Comprehensive version

The best book of java

Answer 3

Thanks all!
David Carroll I’ll direct message you those details.

Answer 4

You have collections. My favourite is complete refference but 2002 edition is too old, it has latest edition 11.
Other Weslay books are also good but (A guess not sure.. =>) as name implies, they cover as related to as their name suggesting.. (oop by Uml covers in description related to SE approach.., oop using java not covers not covers advanced topics j2ee or GUI.. So you can n pick as your need. )