Thinking In Java/Java Philosophy. 3rd Edition 2006 - Worth reading for a beginner?

Question

Java

Started learning java. From scratch . Direction - development of applications for Android . Started taking a course of 30 lessons. But as a result, I encountered a lack of understanding of the logic of this programming language. I was looking for books worth reading to understand the philosophy and logic of Java. Found it advised by Thinking in Java/Java Philosophy . Do you think it will be suitable for this purpose? If not suitable, please advise something from personal experience.

Answer 1

Better read Thinking In Java/Java Philosophy. 4th edition
And it is better to read in the original language.
Because, for some unknown reason, Russian translators did not translate a significant part of the book.
Approximately: in Russian 800 pages in English 1400 pages.
In the Russian translation there is no generic and nio, and much more. This is generally sad (
in extreme cases, you can read it in Russian and immediately in English.
But in general, an excellent book on Java. For me, the best, explains not only how to do it,
but why to do it and what would happen if you did it differently Not a
book, but just a balm for the soul))
ps and yes, a student will do.

Answer 2

This is the most basic java book out there. Everything in it is very well chewed, but at the same time it is rather from the "basics of the foundations" series. That is necessary, but not sufficient. As for 2006, this is not critical, it describes the basic things that, as far as I know, have not changed much since version 5 of Java SE.
PS There is no special philosophy there, it's just such a translation of the original name "Thinking in Java".