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This is a super-post collating multiple existing answers of mine. It is broken down into:#1. Books#2. Online resources#3. Blogs and websites#4. Youtube Channels#5. Online Courses#6. Movies#1. BooksA. QuantQuantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examination - Abhijit GuhaHow to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT - Arun SharmaB. VerbalWord Power Made Easy (The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary) - A wonderfully written book that makes learning new words fun.After (and only after) you are done with it, read All About Words (An Adult Approach to Vocabulary Building)."Competition Success Review" magazineThe editorial sections of major newspapersGood non-fiction books on diverse topics - law, finance, history, politics, philosophy, crime, religion etcVerbal ability for CAT: Arun SharmaHigh School English Grammar & Composition - by Wren and Martin (for grammar)A Communicative Grammar Of English (for grammar)BBC list of Top 100 Books.#2. Online resourcesApart from the basic forums - PagalGuy, TotalGadha, HandakaFunda etc, the below websites will help you prepare comprehensively for the written test as well as for the later parts of the process.A. VerbalA.1. VocabIFTTT - Send yourself a weekly vocabulary list of Wikipedia words of the day: Sit down every Sunday (or any other day you like) and learn 7 new words. All you need is a IFTTT and a Pocket account (both free).ESL Exercises: Test your vocabulary by taking a series of structured quizzes.Visual thesaurus: Understand what words mean, and why. Visualize the origin of words and their interconnectionsDictionary.com Flashcards: When you are on the go, use this flashcard app to learn new words.A.2. Reading SpeedSpritz: Boost your reading speed. Spritz is one of the rare speed-reading websites/app that actually helps.A.3. English languageBBC - Learning English: A great resource to know and understand the various nuances of the English language./r/WritingPrompts: Strangers give you a random (and mostly weird) topic, and you need to write an engaging story around it. Helps build your vocab, grammar and comprehension skills.B. General AwarenessThe best way to stay updated on the various developments is to follow specific sub-reddits./r/worldnews: Be updated on the current events in the world./r/technology/r/science/r/news: Mostly US centric newsC. Soft skillsTake up a few courses:Introduction to Time ManagementGetting started with essay writingReasoningGrammar and PunctuationIntroduction to Public SpeakingD. OthersTenADay: Solve 10 questions everyday from the CAT curriculum. Level up, slowly but steadily#3. Blogs and websitesA. FinanceProf. Jayanth R. Varma's Financial Markets Blog: Prof Jayant Verma is a Professor of Finance (mainly Financial markets) at IIMA. He is one of the most impressive teachers I have ever met. He was one of the first members of SEBI and is on the board of multiple big companies including Infosys and Axis Bank. His blog, which has been up since 2005, is a brilliant resource on understanding the nuances of the financial markets.Dealbook (NYT): Dealbook is the news aggregator section of NYTimes to keep you updated on the current state of affairs of the Fin industry.Mergers & Inquisitions: Everything you need to know about every aspect of the Financial world - from big investment banks to boutique firms, from Private Equity to Hedge Funds and AM/WM firms.Investment Banking Blog: The holy mecca for preparation of i-Banking interviews, the IB Blog offers everything from bootcamps and interview prep courses (paid) to free resources like basic interview questions, overview of the industry etc.Wall Street Oasis: Similar to #2 above, but with more functionality to read the best articles of the month/week/day etc.FT Alphaville: Another news aggregator that will make sure you do not have any time left in your day (courtesy its exhaustive coverage of current affairs)B. EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneur: Your companion on the entrepreneurial journey. The site will keep you updated with the start-up world, help you work on various aspects of your professional self, and also provide the much needed pep-talk when you are feeling down/exhausted/defeated.AVC: The chronicles of Fred Wilson ( a Venture Capitalist for the past 30 years) with some incredible credentials to his name (including investments in Twitter, Tumble, Zynga, Foursuare etc). AVC is probably the most widely-read VC blog in the world.C. MarketingMad Over Marketing: MoM is a fun blog. They capture everything from brand wars on twitter, to collection of some of the best and most important marketing campaigns. The blog is a very easy read and will help you broaden your horizon when it comes to thinking of how you can ante up your marketing/advertising game.Duct Tape Marketing: Duct Tape Marketing focuses on small businesses and startups. They take into account that small businesses do not have the funds that large corporations do. So their marketing tactics need to be tailored to their financial capacity.aimClear: aimClear wants to be the single resource when it comes to your personal as well as company brand by using every possible tool in the marketer's kitty - from social media to SEO, from conclaves to data management using basic tools like Excel.Bufferapp social: Bufferapp is an exhaustive resource to help you manage, grow, and track your social media persona.HubSpot Blog: A collection of 3 secondary blogs - focusing on sales, marketing, and your agency. This trio will help you streamline your sales activity, boost your pre-sales capabilities, help you traverse the maze of sales-killer questions like, "This is too costly", and also help you manage your time and productivity in a better manner.Marketing Land: The Dealbook of marketing, ML is the one-stop solution for your marketing trends news requirement.Startup Marketing | Ryan Gum: Ryan Gum is a growth hacker who helps create marketing plans for startups and small businesses starting from creating your initial pitch, attracting your first customer, and an exhaustive list of Startup Marketing Resources.The SumAll Blog: The SumAll blog is like the child of Buzzfeed and Medium (and not in a negative sense). They post content which is useful and is also written in a fun manner. The articles are often crisp and under a 5-min read.D. EconomicsFreakonomics: The uthors of the best-selling economics-infused-with-pop-culture book have more to say and share than the 2 books. The blog is usually a collection of podcasts that aim to explore the "hidden side of economics" and highlight outliers, which although rare, are extremely critical.Why Nations Fail: On the same line as Freakonomics, the blog by Daren Acemoglu is a follow-up on his book of the same name and explores similar obscure events that shaped the rise and fall of nations and civilizations.Economixcomix: The companion blog for the graphic novel of the same name by Michael Goodwin, Economixcomix explains the basic tenets of Economics in a simple way, along with illustrations to make understanding easier.The Grumpy Economist: The perennial pessimist, the one who finds faults in everything, the dad who bores his kid during dinner with his constant rants and criticisms, John Cochrane provides an unabashed, and hard-hitting critique that exposes the not-so-sunny side of the world economy.Investing and Economics Blog: The Curios Cat blogs is for us. The laymen. The dabblers. It focuses heaving on personal finance, economics, financial literacy, tax planning, credit management et al; stuff that affects the majority of the populace on a regular basis.The Upshot: The NYT economics companion to its financial section, Dealbook, The Upshot is all you need to read to be perfectly updated of what is happening, why it is happening, what would be the consequences, and what could have been done better.Economist's View: A collection of self-posts and the hottest posts from other economics blogs.The Money Illusion: TMI focuses on the money and capital markets and provides wonderful commentary on financial crises, international economics, foreign reserve dynamics, monetary and fiscal policies, labor markets etc.E. LeadershipGuy Kawasaki: Guy is one of the most well known figures in Silicon Valley, and among the first "tech evangelist".All Things Workplace: As the name suggests, this is a blog for managers, bosses, and professionals and aims to cover all aspects of workplace management including effective communication, employee engagement, conflict management, incorporating cultural diversity and differences, various facets of leadership, boosting creativity, and so on.Seth's Blog: Seth is a funny guy. The funniest of all in this list. Although he calls his blog a marketing blog, it's more generic in nature and oft has funny quips and clever observations interspersed with longform articles.Lean In: Everyone knows the book by Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook. The blog aims to continue the story and encourage and empower women to face challenges, voice their opinions, and grow themselves in the workplace.Switch & Shift: S&S aims at helping business transition from the traditional workplace model to the current, more information driven, globally-diverse-yet-connected workplace.Hot Momma's Project: Don't go by the sexist-sounding name, HMP is sort of a companion to LeanIn and strives to help women claim their rightful place in the corporate world.Culture University: In a globally inter-connected world, understanding, accepting, and imbibing cultural diversity is an important trait for organizations to sustain themselves and grow.Big Think: Having Bill Nye, TheScienceGuy, on board is a big achievement for Big Think which aims to be an idea hub, an "Youtube for ideas" as its founders put it.F. OthersBob Sutton: Bob, a Professor of Management Science at Stanford, writes on everything including, but not limited to, workplace culture, book reviews, team management, employee management etc.Harvard Business Review: HBR is the most popular published management magazine that covers almost everything relevant to an MBA degree. If there has to be a starting point for an MBA student/aspirant, this is it.#4. Youtube ChannelsTakshzila shikshak: A very well structure and exhaustive resource that replicates the offline classroom model. They cover the entire range of topics for CAT and other MBA entrance exams in India - quantitative ability, vocabulary, logic, reasoning, reading comprehension, grammar, data sufficiency and data interpretation.Other similar resources include:handakafundaCareer Launcher2IIM CAT PreparationByju'sEndeavor Careers Pvt. Ltd.Harvard Business Review: Touching on the nuances of business - strategy formulation and execution, role of a CEO, disruption, stress management, and overall professional development as a manager or an entrepreneur.MBAbullshitDotCom: Topic-wise video lectures on the various basics of Finance - stock and bond markets, valuations, Corporate Finance, Accounting et al.Minute MBA by OnlineMBA.com: Illustrated lessons primarily on entrepreneurship, people management, and innovation.ehowfinance: Another great resource, but focuses more on personal finance, budgeting, accounting, insurance, taxation etc.#1. You also can watch the Economics playlists on CrashCourse. It is one of the best channels on Youtube for learning any subject starting from a blank slate.#2. Marketing Management#3. Corporate Finance#4. Understanding Financial Markets (Yale classes by the Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor Roberyt Schiller)#5. Augment your vocabulary (primarily meant for GRE aspirants, however is applicable for most MBA entrance exams)#6. Data InterpretationA few other videos you might find useful.#1. Understanding how the Stock Exchange works#2: Money and credit#5. Online CoursesA. Business and management (mostly beginner courses)Basics of supply chain management (SCM)Basics of MarketingBasics of OperationsBasics of digital marketingB. Economics and financeFinancial markets: A must take. The course is being taught by the renowned Nobel-laureate and Yale Prof Robert Shiller and will cover a lot of concepts of Financial markets and their machinations. Apart from the basics, it will also cover certain aspects of behavioral finance and financial crises and the role of regulations.Microeconomics: Will cover the basics of Microeconomics from supply-demand, market efficiency, types of competitions, market power and public goods and externalities.Introduction to finance: Basics - time value of money and valuationsC. Statistics and data analysisRegression models: The course looks at the various regression models and special cases like ANOVA. All of which is taught in the 1st year.Data analysis and statistical inference: Estimation, confidence intervals, decision making based on data analysis etc.Data visualization: Will be helpful both during and after the MBA. How to present the data in the most impactful manner, use software to make complex designs etc.Other useful courses:Social EntrepreneurshipIntroduction to Probability#6. Movies12 Angry Men (1957): A wonderful movie that was part of my MBA curriculum, 12 Angry Men is probably the best thing you can watch on the art of negotiation and persuasion.To Kill a Mockingbird (1962): I love the book and I make no effort to hide it. The 1962 adaptation by Robert Mulligan does complete justice to the book. It's a life lesson everyone should learn. It teaches you kindness, courage, and unflinching devotion to the pursuit of justice even in the face of overwhelming odds.More about the book and what makes it great: Deepak Mehta (दीपक मेहता)'s answer to Why do you like the book 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' and why should I read it?Up in the Air (2009): As a manager (post your MBA), one of the hardest aspects of your job would be to fire people. In this movie, George Clooney will teach you how to do it.The Pursuit of Happyness (2006): On why persistence is important.Wall Street (1987): A lesson, and a warning, on the lengths to which brokers and financial analysts went to in order to achieve success and fame.The Social Network (2010): For the rabble-rousers. The ones who don't respond well to authority. The dreamers. The entrepreneurs.Too Big To Fail (2011): A documentary on the Financial Crisis of 2008.Margin Call (2011): Chronicles the initial stages of the 2008 crisis. And how corporate greed condemned the world to a period of financial upheaval and meltdown.Inside Job (2010): The final movie on the 2008 crisis. And the best.The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013): Based on the life of Jordan Belfort, a broker/trader, and another victim of the Wall Street Lust.

Learning Java by Building Android Games This book is aimed at beginners as well, so you can get a solid grasp of the Java language and its foundation APIs. It is oriented to teach you Java by learning the process of game development.Thinking in Java it is a good guide for Java learning, with a good theoretical basis for beginners. In this book you can find from the fundamentals of Java syntax and Objective Oriented Programming principles to its most advanced features, it will guide you, with many examples, one step at a time.The Big Nerd Ranch Guide This guide is based on an Android bootcamp course taught by experts developers from the Big Nerd Ranch, and it . will provide you good techniques for app development and it will clarify you key concepts and API´s on android.Head First Android Development: A Brain-Friendly Guide A visually-approaching book, perfect for those who are more likely to learn with images and memory tricks. This book teaches you about structure, design or database using cognitive science. However, for reading this book you need bases of Java knowledge.But, if you want to learn Kotlin and make it at an online version, I will definitely recommend you to read my answer, in which i have gathered most interesting platforms via those you can learn this language.

Here are a few books that have been mentioned several times within the coding bootcamp world:Think Like a Programmer by V. Anton SpraulEloquent JavaScript by Marijn HaverbekeYou Don't Know JS by Kyle SimpsonPython Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science by John ZelleIntroduction to Algorithms by Cormen et al.There are also some great online resources for learning to code as a beginner!