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The book lives upto its promises and explains all the advanced features that have been incorporated in Java.I used it basically for java rmi and beans.If you really want to enjoy java's newer features...go for it.

I recommend strongly to buy this book. It covers perfectly the majority of advanced stuff in Java. It's really well written, accurate and rich. It will allow you to feel the power of Java repecting Networking, Object distribution, Beans, Data connectivity, Wrapping, and so on. After reading this book you will feel Java as a real programming tools as C++, and other. So much advanced concepts within just one book, I... Read Full Review

After reading these two volumes (Core Java 1.1 vol. I & II), only hands-on experience will truly add anything.I have managed to go from interested sparetime testing to implementing full-fledged solutions in just two weeks after-work studying by reading them. H & C manage to cover the area in fair depth from syntax to some fine details of imaging, streams and beans. They do it with a fresh air of distance to the subject, where... Read Full Review

If you are an experienced Java programmer, this book should be on the top of your wish list.  The chapter 7, 'Java Beans', alone is well worth the price of the book.  I have not seen that many Java books that are as thorough as this one.  It is very obvious that the authors of this book put so much efforts into this book to make it better than previous edition. I don't hesitate to recommend this book to everybody who wants... Read Full Review

Hello, My name is Johnathan Mark Smith from the Staten Island Java Group and I would just like to tell everyone on the internet that this book is hot, hot, hot. If you are looking to learn java beans, databases, distributed objects or multithreading then this book is the right on for you. I think every java programmer (OK, every REAL java programmer) should have this book.