Matthews M., Cole J., Joseph D. My SQL and Java Developer's Guide

Wiley Publishing, Inc. 2003. - 410 p.
An Overview of MySQL
JDBC and Connector/J
Working with MySQL SQL
Installing MySQL, Java, and Connector/J
Using JDBC with Java Applications and Applets
Achieving Advanced Connector/J Functionality with Servlets
MySQL Type Mapping
Transactions and Table Locking with Connector/J
Using Metadata
Connection Pooling with Connector/J
EJBs with MySQL
Building a General Interface for MySQL
Database Administration
Using the MySQL Administration Application
Performance and Tuning