Hi J2EE Developers! Thank you all for your generous suggestions. All have been very helpful. I have narrowed down the suggestions to the following four bound books . I would appreciate any comments to which you think would be best for a beginner. I want to choose one, please.
[1] Johnson R. (October 2002). Expert One-on-One j2EE Design and Development (Programmer to Programmer). Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing, Inc. http://www.amazon.com/Expert-One-Design-Development-Programmer/dp/0764543857/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b#noop [2] Alur D., Malks D., & Crupi J. (May 2003). Core J2EE Patterns: Best Practices and Design Strategies (2nd Ed). USA: Prentice Hall http://www.amazon.com/Core-J2EE-Patterns-Practices-Strategies/dp/0131422464/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c#noop [3] Weaver J.L., Mukhar K., & Crume J.P. (February 2004). Beginning J2EE 1.4: From Novice to Professional. USA: Apress http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-J2EE-1-4-Professional-Beginner/dp/1590593413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277476692&sr=1-1#noop [4] Pandu D., Rahman R., & Lane D. (April 2007). EJB 3 in Action. Greenwich, CT: Manning Publications http://www.amazon.com/EJB-3-Action-Debu-Panda/dp/1933988347/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top#noop Alex -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java EE (J2EE) Programming with Passion!" group. To post to this group, send email to java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion?hl=en?hl=en