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This is the absolute best certification prep book you can buy. Not only that, it also doubles as a useful reference book after you have gotten your certification. The writing is clear, concise, and unlike many tech books it is easy to read quickly.

From my point of view SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 Study Guide is a great book to take with confidence the exam. So far (I've already studied the first 3 chapters) it's got simple and clear explanation and the concepts are really well organized.

Knowing and working with Java since a while the stuff is not really new to me. However I was afraid to see how many of the test questions I answered only correct in part, or simply wrong. In fact never due to missing knowledge but by falling into the pitfalls of those twisted questions or over reading hidden details in questions with apparently so obvious answers! (I had much less problems to answer the questions correctly in a competitors book from year 2000 handling the SCJP preparation for Java 1.2!)
I guess this kind of training is as much as important as the mere java knowledge and I'm convinced, that those questions are able to show up smallest doubts and confusions of everybody taking the exam.

This is an excellent study resource for getting ready for the SCJP exam. It's a five star binding when coupled with Head First Java.

Excellent book. Make sure you do all exercises and tests that come with this book.