diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dcbb6cb4..cbe5d93e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
             <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/bootstrap/BootstrapData.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/bootstrap/BootstrapData.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..143295f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/bootstrap/BootstrapData.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.bootstrap;
+
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain.Author;
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain.Book;
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain.Publisher;
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.repositories.AuthorRepository;
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.repositories.BookRepository;
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.repositories.PublisherRepository;
+import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class BootstrapData implements CommandLineRunner {
+    private final AuthorRepository authorRepository;
+    private final BookRepository bookRepository;
+    private final PublisherRepository publisherRepository;
+
+    public BootstrapData(AuthorRepository authorRepository, BookRepository bookRepository, PublisherRepository publisherRepository) {
+        this.authorRepository = authorRepository;
+        this.bookRepository = bookRepository;
+        this.publisherRepository = publisherRepository;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run(String... args) throws Exception {
+        Author eric = new Author();
+        eric.setFirstName("Eric");
+        eric.setLastName("Evans");
+
+        Book ddd =  new Book();
+        ddd.setTitle("Domain Driven Design");
+        ddd.setIsbn("123456");
+
+        Author ericSaved = authorRepository.save(eric);
+        Book dddSaved = bookRepository.save(ddd);
+
+        Author rod = new Author();
+        rod.setFirstName("Rod");
+        rod.setLastName("Johnson");
+
+        Book noEJB =  new Book();
+        noEJB.setTitle("J2EE Development without EJB");
+        noEJB.setIsbn("54757585");
+
+        Author rodSaved = authorRepository.save(rod);
+        Book noEJBSaved = bookRepository.save(noEJB);
+
+        ericSaved.getBooks().add(dddSaved);
+        rodSaved.getBooks().add(noEJBSaved);
+        dddSaved.getAuthors().add(ericSaved);
+        noEJBSaved.getAuthors().add(rodSaved);
+
+        // my Task:
+        Publisher john = new Publisher();
+        john.setPublisherName("John");
+        john.setAddress("Warynskiego 6");
+        Publisher savedPublisher =  publisherRepository.save(john);
+
+        dddSaved.setPublisher(savedPublisher);
+        noEJB.setPublisher(savedPublisher);
+
+        authorRepository.save(ericSaved);
+        authorRepository.save(rodSaved);
+        bookRepository.save(dddSaved);
+        bookRepository.save(noEJBSaved);
+
+        System.out.println("In  Bootstrap");
+        System.out.println("Author Count: "+ authorRepository.count());
+        System.out.println("Book Count: "+ bookRepository.count());
+        System.out.println("Publisher Count: "+ publisherRepository.count());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/controllers/AuthorController.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/controllers/AuthorController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fc98ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/controllers/AuthorController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.controllers;
+
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.services.AuthorService;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+import org.springframework.ui.Model;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+
+
+@Controller
+public class AuthorController {
+    private final AuthorService authorService;
+
+    public AuthorController(AuthorService authorService) {
+        this.authorService = authorService;
+    }
+    @RequestMapping("/authors")
+    public String getAuthors(Model model){
+
+        model.addAttribute("authors", authorService.findAll());
+        return "authors";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/controllers/BookController.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/controllers/BookController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2d7dfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/controllers/BookController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.controllers;
+
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.services.BookService;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+import org.springframework.ui.Model;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+
+@Controller
+public class BookController {
+    private final BookService bookService;
+
+    public BookController(BookService bookService) {
+        this.bookService = bookService;
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping("/books")
+    public String getBooks(Model model){
+
+        model.addAttribute("books", bookService.findAll());
+
+        return "books";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Author.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Author.java
index 8085f82e..1ce11859 100644
--- a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Author.java
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Author.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import jakarta.persistence.*;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ public class Author {
     private String lastName;
 
     @ManyToMany(mappedBy = "authors")
-    private Set<Book> books;
+    private Set<Book> books = new HashSet<>();
 
     public Set<Book> getBooks() {
         return books;
@@ -50,4 +51,29 @@ public String getLastName() {
     public void setLastName(String lastName) {
         this.lastName = lastName;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Author{" +
+                "id=" + id +
+                ", firstName='" + firstName + '\'' +
+                ", lastName='" + lastName + '\'' +
+                ", books=" + books +
+                '}';
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (!(o instanceof Author)) return false;
+
+        Author author = (Author) o;
+
+        return getId() != null ? getId().equals(author.getId()) : author.getId() == null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return getId() != null ? getId().hashCode() : 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Book.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Book.java
index cd3f6a3b..4de55676 100644
--- a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Book.java
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Book.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import jakarta.persistence.*;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
@@ -19,7 +20,18 @@ public class Book {
     @ManyToMany
     @JoinTable(name = "author_book", joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "book_id"),
         inverseJoinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "author_id"))
-    private Set<Author> authors;
+    private Set<Author> authors = new HashSet<>();
+
+    @ManyToOne
+    private Publisher publisher;
+
+    public Publisher getPublisher() {
+        return publisher;
+    }
+
+    public void setPublisher(Publisher publisher) {
+        this.publisher = publisher;
+    }
 
     public Set<Author> getAuthors() {
         return authors;
@@ -52,4 +64,29 @@ public String getIsbn() {
     public void setIsbn(String isbn) {
         this.isbn = isbn;
     }
-}
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Book{" +
+                "id=" + id +
+                ", title='" + title + '\'' +
+                ", isbn='" + isbn + '\'' +
+                ", authors=" + authors +
+                '}';
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (!(o instanceof Book)) return false;
+
+        Book book = (Book) o;
+
+        return getId() != null ? getId().equals(book.getId()) : book.getId() == null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return getId() != null ? getId().hashCode() : 0;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Publisher.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Publisher.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1674068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/domain/Publisher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.*;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+@Entity
+public class Publisher {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+    private String publisherName;
+    private String address;
+    private String city;
+    private String state;
+    private String zip;
+
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "publisher")
+    private Set<Book> books;
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getPublisherName() {
+        return publisherName;
+    }
+
+    public void setPublisherName(String publisherName) {
+        this.publisherName = publisherName;
+    }
+
+    public String getAddress() {
+        return address;
+    }
+
+    public void setAddress(String address) {
+        this.address = address;
+    }
+
+    public String getCity() {
+        return city;
+    }
+
+    public void setCity(String city) {
+        this.city = city;
+    }
+
+    public String getState() {
+        return state;
+    }
+
+    public void setState(String state) {
+        this.state = state;
+    }
+
+    public String getZip() {
+        return zip;
+    }
+
+    public void setZip(String zip) {
+        this.zip = zip;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Publisher{" +
+                "id=" + id +
+                ", publisherName='" + publisherName + '\'' +
+                ", address='" + address + '\'' +
+                ", city='" + city + '\'' +
+                ", state='" + state + '\'' +
+                ", zip='" + zip + '\'' +
+                '}';
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (!(o instanceof Publisher)) return false;
+
+        Publisher publisher = (Publisher) o;
+
+        return getId() != null ? getId().equals(publisher.getId()) : publisher.getId() == null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return getId() != null ? getId().hashCode() : 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/repositories/AuthorRepository.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/repositories/AuthorRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ff4c917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/repositories/AuthorRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.repositories;
+
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain.Author;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+
+public interface AuthorRepository extends CrudRepository<Author, Long> {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/repositories/BookRepository.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/repositories/BookRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b3dc62d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/repositories/BookRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.repositories;
+
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain.Book;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+
+public interface BookRepository extends CrudRepository<Book,Long> {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/repositories/PublisherRepository.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/repositories/PublisherRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0b3218c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/repositories/PublisherRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.repositories;
+
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain.Publisher;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+
+public interface PublisherRepository extends CrudRepository<Publisher, Long> {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/AuthorService.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/AuthorService.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f6ade1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/AuthorService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.services;
+
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain.Author;
+
+public interface AuthorService {
+    Iterable<Author> findAll();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/AuthorServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/AuthorServiceImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77dbe6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/AuthorServiceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.services;
+
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain.Author;
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.repositories.AuthorRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+public class AuthorServiceImpl implements AuthorService{
+    private final AuthorRepository authorRepository;
+
+    public AuthorServiceImpl(AuthorRepository authorRepository) {
+        this.authorRepository = authorRepository;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterable<Author> findAll() {
+        return authorRepository.findAll();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/BookService.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/BookService.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1cfef45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/BookService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.services;
+
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain.Book;
+
+public interface BookService {
+
+    Iterable<Book> findAll();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/BookServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/BookServiceImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1b2b067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring6webapp/services/BookServiceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package guru.springframework.spring6webapp.services;
+
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.domain.Book;
+import guru.springframework.spring6webapp.repositories.BookRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+public class BookServiceImpl implements BookService {
+
+    private final BookRepository bookRepository;
+
+    public BookServiceImpl(BookRepository bookRepository) {
+        this.bookRepository = bookRepository;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterable<Book> findAll() {
+        return bookRepository.findAll();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 8b137891..88bee100 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-
+spring.h2.console.enabled= true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/authors.html b/src/main/resources/templates/authors.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0aaabaef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/authors.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" xmlns:th="http://www.thymeleaf.org">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <title>Spring Framework Guru</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<h1> Author list</h1>
+<table>
+    <tr>
+        <th>ID</th>
+        <th>Title</th>
+        <th>Publisher</th>
+    </tr>
+    <tr th:each="author : ${authors}">
+        <td th:text="${author.id}">123</td>
+        <td th:text="${author.firstName}">Spring in Action </td>
+        <td th:text="${author.lastName}">Wrox</td>
+    </tr>
+</table>
+</body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/books.html b/src/main/resources/templates/books.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdc56407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/books.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" xmlns:th="http://www.thymeleaf.org">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <title>Spring Framework Guru</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<h1> Book list</h1>
+<table>
+    <tr>
+        <th>ID</th>
+        <th>Title</th>
+        <th>Publisher</th>
+    </tr>
+    <tr th:each="book : ${books}">
+        <td th:text="${book.id}">123</td>
+        <td th:text="${book.title}">Spring in Action </td>
+        <td th:text="${book.publisher.publisherName}">Wrox</td>
+    </tr>
+</table>
+</body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file