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Summary: Handy Little Book!
Review: This little manual has all the information you need to get started quickly with SQL. It's also a great quick reference book for those brain failure moments when you know there is a way to .... but you just can't think of it. It's presented in logical order and has great tips and comments. For a technical book about a subject as dry as SQL, it's VERY easy to read and understand. I'd recommend this book to anyone starting out with or interested in SQL.
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Summary: Not-so-shallow SQL Essentials!
Review: I learned SQL while I was school and it's been about few years since. So I was trying to refresh my SQL, and my first impression of "10 minutes" series was that you would get an overview of the subject and then a few basic examples to help you get started; But I was wrong. Despite the short length, this book "cuts through the crap" and gets straight to the point. The book is oriented by examples and I found those examples very useful and practical. Author starts out with very basic "SELECT" statement to various join statments and transaction. Although I do agree that it is not the "Bible" of SQL, I think this is a very good guide that I would refer to whenever I'm not sure about a SQL statement. Very well done!
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Summary: Solid SQL introduction
Review: This book provides a quick, no frills tour through SQL. But it's done very well, covering key SQL statements, clauses, operators and functions. It's a basic starter book with clear, concise information on some of the most useful SQL commands.I found it helpful to download the tables from the author's Web site and work with all the examples (scripts and examples run using SQL Server 7 Desktop). Completed the book in a few days, and now feel more confident to learn more complex SQL features if required. However, in the next issue, please tell the reader just ONCE that they need to "refer to the DBMS documentation for complete information"!
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Summary: Excellent quick reference
Review: I use this book to do a quick lookup of commonly used SQL commands and their syntax. This is not a book intended to teach you everything about SQL, but if you need a quick reference on a 'join' command, for example, this is the book to use.
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Summary: This book saved my life!
Review: ....This is truly one of the best (if not the best) technology books ihave ever owned. As part of a development team that started workingwith oracle/sql about 1 year ago, I have seen a ton of books(literally - most large enough to make you weep) on sql make their wayinto the office. this one is hands-down my favorite. It certainlydoesn't have the depth that you may need after you become an sql"expert", but for 99% of your chores as an applicationdeveloper, this will be the book YOU WANT on your desk. Nice job BenForta - please write more books!
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Summary: SQL Condensed
Review: This is an excellent reference that gets to the point and doesn't beat around the bush. Easily understandable.
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Summary: Sams Teach Yourself Sql in 10 Minutes
Review: Excellent book. It gets down to business fast and doesn't beat around the bush. It will make an excellent quick reference.
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Summary: Excellent Well Thought Out Beginners SQL Book
Review: With out a doubt, this is one of the best all around books I've seen to learn SQL. Mr. Forta supplies not only the script to create and populate the practice tables, but also notes on which statements might cause problems in particular DB's. I know there is another book for then next step, (Joe Clecko's SQL for Smarties?) but this one will get you moving. When looking for SQL books, make sure it has the create and populate scripts, or else you'll be let down before you even start.
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Summary: Easily Understood by a 13 year old
Review: I am only 13 years old and understood every line of this book! This is a great book to get you started in database management using SQL. The format of the book is one I've never seen, I love it. He first explains a new concept, compares it to other previously learned concepts, and then gives an example. Following this he explains the example. There are lots of other things helpful in his technique as well, such as showing the examples for Oracle users (a Database management program). The thing that I really like is the perfect balance of explanations and examples. It is hard to find a page in the book without at least one example. Upsides to this book
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not to many words
easy to handle concepts
well written
great for beginners
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Not the best book for reference, but not bad.
not for advanced SQL users
Over all, the best computer book I've ever read, don't hesitate to get yourself a copy.
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Summary: even for the faint of heart
Review: Okay, let me start by saying that I don't think that SQL is that difficult. I originally learned it by copying the code from someone and seeing what happened when I tried changing it around. I picked this book up as a quick reference and it has proven invaluable for the quick and dirty 'sneak peek'. If you read through coding/programming books by scanning the example and tend to skip the long text blurbs, this book is definitely for you.
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