Ask HN: Head First Books?

Hi, im a selftaught programmer. I know how to program VHDL and other hardware programs. But now i wanna do software programs and they recomend those books. But I cant find those books in my country (I live in Mexico, Tijuana to be exactly) I can go across the border but i dont know where could i buy those books)would buy the ebooks but i just got my lap stolen. any tip or advice where i could get them or any other books you would recommend would really apreciate it