This book disappointed me so much, i thought that i will get the best of it when it comes to Java, XML, and JSP with database. On the other hand, the authours spent so much pages talking about things that are not worthy and only theories. No depth on any of the covered subjects. I agree with the reviewers who said that it makes the reader work hard. i had to pass through many chapters just to get a simple implementation idea. Too wordy for nothing.