Head First books were a great help back when I was starting with programming. I was a teenager and not as comfortable with English as I am now. Books like Head

Head First books were a great help back when I was starting with programming. I was a teenager and not as comfortable with English as I am now. Books like Head First Java and Head First Web Design helped me a great deal. I don't know if I would read them as my first option nowadays, but they definitively have their use and are great at what they aim at.