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The following
are some of the SQL books we have drawn from in preparing our SQL
training material. Recommendations are based on a combination of
content and price. Recommended books are marked with an *; strong
recommendations with **. We will add to this list from time to time
(with esp. the Transact SQL specific books). This list is currently
just a starting point.
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Celko, Joe
(1995) Instant
SQL Programming.
Birmingham, UK: Wrox Press. ISBN 1-874416-50-8. [ An excellent
introductory SQL book by an expert in the field.] Buy
this book at Amazon.com.. |
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Forta, Ben
(2001) **SQL
in 10 Minutes.
Indianapolis, IN: SAMS. ISBN 0-672-32128-9. [
Compact and inexpensive little handbook but surprisingly good value
for money. I recommend it to my beginning university SQL students. Provided
to commercial students at no charge.] Buy
this book at Amazon.com.. |
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Gruber, Martin
(1990) *Understanding
SQL.
Alameda, CA: SYBEX. ISBN 0-89588-644-8. [ Good
beginner/intermediate level book, although a little older. Lots of
examples using subqueries. Unfortunately, out-of-print so
availability is limited.
] Buy
this book at Amazon.com... |
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Harrington,
Jan L. (1998) SQL
Clearly Explained.
San Diego, CA: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-326426-X. [ Original
text for this course. Straightforward introduction to standard SQL at
the beginner/intermediate level. Does not go into advanced query
design topics.] Buy
this book at Amazon,com... |
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Hernandez,
Michael J. and John L. Viescas (2000) SQL
for Mere Mortals.
Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-43336-2. [ An unusual
book. More of a read than a reference or tutorial. Covers only
retrieval but does so in great depth. Explanations are lengthy
and clear.
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this book at Amazon.com.. |
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Kline, Kevin.
(2001) *SQL
in a Nutshell.
Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates. ISBN 1-56592-744-3. [ Good
reference as it covers Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL and PostGres
SQL. As might be expected some explanations are somewhat cursory.]
Buy
this book at Amazon.com... |
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Viera, Robert
(2006) *Beginning
SQL Server 2005 Programming.
Indianapolis, IN: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-7645-8433-2. [ Very thourough
introduction
to Transact SQL at the beginner/intermediate level. Explanations are complete
and clear. A bit wordy but highly recommended.
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this book at Amazon.com.. |
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Related
book lists:
The following
book lists
on this site may prove of interest as well: Database
Design Book List
and Access
SQL Book List.
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