-- From the
Forward by LINDA DEMICHIEL Specification Lead, Enterprise JavaBeans
3.0 and Java Persistence Sun Microsystems

Persistence, the
ability of data to outlive an instance of a program, is central to
modern applications. Hibernate, the most popular Java persistence
tool, provides automatic and transparent object/relational mapping so
it's a snap to work with SQL databases in Java applications. Hibernate
conforms to the new EJB 3.0 and Java Persistence 1.0 standards.

Java Persistence with Hibernate explores Hibernate by
developing an application that ties together hundreds of individual
examples. You'll immediately dig into the rich programming model of
Hibernate 3.2 and Java Persistence, working through queries, fetching
strategies, caching, transactions, conversations, and more. You'll
also appreciate the well-illustrated discussion of best practices in
database design, object/relational mapping, and optimization
techniques.

In this 2nd edition of Manning's bestselling Hibernate
in Action, authors Christian Bauer and Gavin King -- the founder
of the Hibernate project -- cover Hibernate 3.2 in detail along with
the EJB 3.0 and Java Persistence 1.0 standards.

What's
Inside:

--Authoritative source for any developer using Java
with SQL databases.
--Covers the latest major Hibernate version
in great detail
--Explores the new EJB 3.0 Java Persistence
standard.
--Written by the Hibernate founder and project lead.

--Object/relational mapping concepts
--Real-world tasks and
examples
--Application design and development processes with ORM