Books by Kathy Sierra

Ready to learn Java? This book combines puzzles, strong visuals, mysteries, and soul-searching interviews with famous Java objects to engage you in many different ways. It's fast, it's fun, and it's effective. And despite its playful appearance, Head First Java is serious stuff: a complete introduction to object-oriented programming and Java.

Topics covered in this text include: component-based and role-based development; the architecture of EJB, distributed programming with RMI; developing and deploying an EJB application; the client view of a session and entity bean; and the session bean lifecycle and component contract.

Build sustainably successful products and services that don't rely on unethical persuasive marketing tricks but on helping your users have deeper, richer experiences. This book shows you what it takes to make your users badass-and help you succeed.