This week's specials from IT-minds.com include the newly updated Core Java books from Cay Hortsmann and Gary Cornell - mandatory reading for any Java programmer. Both books normally retail for £39.99 but you can get them for £27.99 - a saving of 30 per cent.

• Core Java 2, Volume 1 - The best-selling guide for serious programmers of Java technology-fully updated for the Java 1.4 SDK!
• Core Java 2, Volume 2 - This book offers all-new discussions of XML and servlets, plus thoroughly revised coverage of a wide range of advanced features - from collections to native methods, security to advanced Swing programming.

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• Problem Solving & Program Design in C
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• Complete Python Training Course
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• SQL Performance Tuning
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• C# Design Patterns
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• Database Programming with Visual Basic.NET and ADO .NET
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• Disaster Recovery & Corporate Survival Strategies

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