Java Persistence with Hibernate explores the Hibernate object/relational mapping software by developing an application that ties together hundreds of individual examples.

Started by Christian Bauer and Gavin King with the bestselling book Hibernate in Action, it is the primary resource for Java software engineers who want to learn best practices in SQL database design and object/relational persistence.

"Java Persistence with Hibernate is the most comprehensive, authoritative and definitive guide, tutorial, and reference to OR-mapped Java persistence."
-- Will Wagers, C#online.net

"I wholeheartedly recommend this book!"
-- Stuart Caborn, Consultant, Thoughtworks

"A must-read for developers using Hibernate."
-- Dan Dobrin, Principal Consultant, BEA Systems