The title of the book is a little bit misleading. Because of the inclusion of the words "beginning" and "novice," one would expect this book to be an entry-level one that teaches how to program in Java using its latest version. For my surprise, this book is not for beginners. It does not cover basic Java concepts (e.g. data types) or object-oriented programming. This book is intended for experienced developers with solid Java knowledge that want to learn what's new in the latest and greatest version of Java SE.