Sams Teach Yourself J2ee in 21 Days

Book was in great condition, and cheap $4.75. I'll buy book from them all day long for that price lol. I would recommend buying from this seller!

This book covers a wide range of key points in the Java2EE technology, very complete reference for begginers and advanced programmers.

Comparing with Sun's J2EE Tutorial this is an excellent book. It is easy to read and explains the concepts clearly. I read Sun's J2EE Tutorial and hated it so much. In a month you will learn all important concepts in J2EE. After reading the book, you may want to read books which devote the entire book on a single J2EE subject. This book gives you an entry point. Plus I just don't have time to read many books. I need a crush course on J2EE.

If you are new to J2EE, and if you are not always online, you should use this book to get the big picture of J2EE. Go through it, skip details you may not need, focus on understanding concepts, use the online-documentation later on during your coding. I was testing the examples with the J2EE RI, with BEA, and with JBOSS. Every platform has had its own problems, but at the end, the examples were running each time. During my career I was reading lots of docs, but this one is well-written, clear and concise, it covers the most important aspects, I think, and let you the freedom to skip, what you think you may not need the first time.

This is a good book for beginners. If you want to have the big picture of J2EE, you can read this book.After reading this book, you will build your framework of J2EE. You can also know how to extend your interests.