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There are many other EJB books on the market, but Kathy and Bert make the learning experience FUN. If you follow Kathy and Bert study recommendations, you will past the EJB certification test. I know because I was a beta tester for the real sun exam. This book will definitely improve your EJB understanding level. I was one of several technical reviewers who reviewed the book prior to release. I have the following SUN certifications: SCJP, SCJD, SCWCD, SCEA. I will have my EJB certification by the end on November.

This is a very excellent book for SCBCD. Anyone interested to pass the exam should not miss this book. This book is very clear and makes learning EJB very easy. This book is very outstanding and I wish the authors write more books so that we can enjoy them. I passed the SCBCD with a score of 92% and I am very thankful to the authors. I cannot imagine how difficult it would have been to learn EJB without this book.

My review probably stands out like a sore thumb from all the others raving about this book.

I was disappointed from the moment I opened this book. Remember: if you LIKE cartoons and lots of funny diagrams, cute (read 'annoying') scribbled notes littered around paragraphs, a ton of smiley faces, farm animals leaping pages, etc etc then this book is for you. I found the drawings cheesy and distracting. The hundreds of 'special' scribbles and bold and shaded paragraphs only took away from the value of the subject matter. The book is designed to grip and retain the interest of the young audience and maybe for people who have attention deficit disorder. If you are a normal guy like me, who is committed to reading the book then you can pick up and run with any of the other splendid and meticulous books written on EJBs. I would highly recommend Enterprise JavaBeans from O'Reilly.

Aside from that, the subject matter in this head first book seemed to be well covered and in appropriate detail.