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Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies by Barry Burd: Covering everything from basic Java development concepts to the latest tools and techniques used in Java, this book will put would-be programmers on their way to Java mastery. Developing Java Software (third edition) by Russel Winder, Graham Roberts: This significantly updated new edition of Developing Java Software is a thorough presentation of object-oriented design and programming concepts using the Java 5 programming language. Enterprise JavaBeans by Richard Monson-Haefel: Topics covered: Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) basics, distributed architectures, Component Transaction Monitors (CTMs), bean-containers, home and remote bean interfaces, resource management, configuring EJB servers, entity beans, JNDI, container-managed and bean-managed persistence, session beans, stateless and stateful beans, transactions, design and performance hints Groovy Programming: An Introduction for Java Developers by Kenneth Barclay, John Savage: Groovy Programming is an introduction to the Java-based scripting language Groovy. Groovy has much in common with popular scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and Ruby, but is written in a Java-like syntax. Head First Java, 2nd Edition by Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates: A complete introduction to object-oriented programming and Java. You'll learn everything from the fundamentals to advanced topics, including threads, network sockets, and distributed programming with RMI. Java & XML for Dummies by Burd: Java and XML For Dummies offers you a fun, fast and easy way to get up to speed on all of Java?s XML tools. Java 2 (Exam Cram) by Bill Brogden, William B. Brogden: serves as the perfect complement to all study guides and training materials for the Sun Certified Java JDK 1.2 Programmer Exam Java 2 Database Programming for Dummies by Jim Keogh: Java 2 Database Programming For Dummies shows you how to design, develop, and interact with a database using the Java programming language. Java 2 for Dummies by Barry Burd: Shows Web developers how to implement rich interactive content and design great programs that take advantage of the Java 2 technology. Java All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies by Doug Lowe: Nine minibooks filling more than 800 pages provide the world's five million-plus Java developers with a basic all-in-one programming reference. Java Concurrency in Practice by Brian Goetz, Tim Peierls, Joshua Bloch, Joseph Bowbeer, David Holmes, Doug Lea: In Java Concurrency in Practice, the creators of these new facilities explain not only how threads work and how to use them, but also the motivation and design patterns behind them. Java Enterprise in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference by David Flanagan, Jim Farley, William Crawford, Kris Magnusson, Paula Ferguson (Editor), Kris Magnusso: ives advanced Java developers a one-stop resource for programming with the disparate APIs required for today's enterprise development, including JDBC, RMI, servlets, and EJBs Java For Dummies by Barry Burd: From how to install and run Java to understanding classes and objects and juggling values with arrays and collections, you will get up to speed on the new features of Java 6 in no time. Java How to Program (6th Edition) by Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel: This edition is completely up-to-date with The Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.5. Now includes topics such as autoboxing, enumerations, enhanced for loops, static import statements, variable-length argument lists, and much more. Java in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference by David Flanagan: covers the essential APIs of Java 1.2, including networking, security, input and output, and basic language and utility classes Java Persistence with Hibernate by Christian Bauer, Gavin King: Java Persistence with Hibernate explores Hibernate by developing an application that ties together hundreds of individual examples. You'll immediately dig into the rich programming model of Hibernate 3.2 and Java Persistence, working through queries, fetching strategies, caching, transactions, conversations, and more. Java(TM) Application Development on Linux(R) by Carl Albing, Michael Schwarz: leads readers through business logic object analysis, database design, Java servlet UIs, Java Server Pages (JSP) UIs, Swing GUIs, and Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) GUIs. Just Java 2 by Peter van der Linden: the fourth edition of Peter van der Linden's introduction to object-oriented programming and to the art of Java. It's aimed at intermediate programmers for whom Java shall serve as their baptism in object programming Object-Oriented Programming and Java by Danny Poo, Derek Kiong, Swarnalatha Ashok: Object-Oriented Programming and Java covers the latest in Java technologies and is suitable for undergraduate or postgraduate courses on object-oriented technology, and in particular, using Java as a programming language for creating object-oriented programs. The Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide by Simon Roberts, Philip Heller, Michael Ernest, Devon Tuck: offers comprehensive coverage of the objectives you must master to pass both the Programmer's Exam and the more demanding Developer's Exam
