UML 2 for Dummies

I was shopping for books on UML -- trying to introduce UML to my colleagues -- and came upon this highly-rated UML for Dummies. Got this book and a few others. The others does much better as an introductory read. This is certainly not a good book for UML. Especially for newbies. It doesn't introduce ideas clearly, uses too many tables (... wonder if the authors have heard of class diagram???), and tries too hard to be literary, as opposed to literate(defining definitions anyone?). The other books: UML 2 in a Nutshell (good reference), Learning UML 2 (excellent introduction and cross-reference for other detailed books) and the 3rd edition of UML Distilled by Martin Fowler (a classic from 1st edition days) -- are the ones that does the job.

• Uses friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style to help readers learn to model systems with the latest version of UML, the modeling language used by companies throughout the world to develop blueprints for complex computer systems
• Guides programmers, architects, and business analysts through applying UML to design large, complex enterprise applications that enable scalability, security, and robust execution
• Illustrates concepts with mini-cases from different business domains and provides practical advice and examples
• Covers critical topics for users of UML, including object modeling, case modeling, advanced dynamic and functional modeling, and component and deployment modeling

A guide to building complex architectures using the UML 2 standard.