Walter Savitch, Kenrick Mock ... 1272 pages - Publisher: Pearson; 5th edition (March, 2012) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0132830310 - ISBN-13: 978-0132830317 ...Praised for providing an engaging balance of thoughtful examples and explanatory discussion, best-selling author Walter Savitch explains concepts and techniques in a straightforward style using understandable language and code enhanced by a suite of pedagogical tools. Absolute Java is appropriate for both introductory and intermediate programming courses introducing Java.