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What a fantastic way to learn!!! I CAN NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN!!! My 3 year old woke up at 1:40 a.m. this morning, and I put him back to bed with book in hand and a flashlight so I could continue to read for about another hour. Numerous concepts (and their specific details) have become embedded in my mind and I truly, thoroughly understand what has been taught thus far (I'm now on the midi chapters, a little over 1/2 way through the book). I feel enlightened and also feel that I, for the first time, truly understand HOW to use and program in Java, as well as how and why the OO constructs work as they do (which I expect to largely carry over to other languages such as various .NET flavors, etc.). Previously, I had struggled to learn Delphi and was slow to learn Java---until this book. Suddenly, it ALL makes sense and I can hardly wait for more Head First series' books to come out!!!