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Java ™ Power Tools

John Ferguson Smart

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Java ™ Power Tools

by John Ferguson Smart

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ISBN: 978-0-596-52793-8

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This book is dedicated to my wonderful wife

Chantal, and my two lovely boys, James and

William, who are my constant source of

inspiration, wonder, and joy.