SQL

Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (3rd Edition)
by Ben Forta
Average Customer Review: based on 154 reviews.
Customer Review: I bought this book while taking my first database class in college. It is a handy reference for someone beginning databases and SQL. The book does not delve beyond a beginner's level, but it never promises to do so. For the price, it is worth having on your desk.

Learning SQL
by Alan Beaulieu
Average Customer Review: based on 31 reviews.
Customer Review: Computer libraries will relish Alan Beaulieu's LEARNING SQL, 2ND EDITION, updated for the latest database management systems including Server 2008 and Oracle 11g. It provides self-contained lessons on key SQL techniques and shows how to create database objects, interact sets with queries, and convert data. A 'must' for any SQL progr...

Head First SQL: Your Brain on SQL -- A Learner's Guide
by Lynn Beighley
Average Customer Review: based on 39 reviews.
Customer Review: Lynn, I was and I still am totally fascinated by your style. People learn in different, sometimes multiple ways. Some only have to hear something said, others can stare at a written page, others still have to say it aloud. And then there are people like me who have to read it, highlight it, have hand written notes in the margin and ...

SQL Cookbook (Cookbooks (O'Reilly))
by Anthony Molinaro
Average Customer Review: based on 45 reviews.
Customer Review: Majority of the cookbooks cater to seasoned programmers so they can quickly lookup a solution without having to reinvent the wheel. However, this particular cookbook can also be used by less experienced programmers as part of "learning by example" methodology. After learning the sql basics, I had decided to purchase this text. I wou...

SQL Pocket Guide (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
by Jonathan Gennick
Average Customer Review: based on 22 reviews.
Customer Review: This is a great reference for all platforms for SQL 2005. Everything is right at your fingertips and easy to find; and also well indexed. It is great for beginner and intermediate level users.

SQL For Dummies
by Allen G. Taylor
Average Customer Review: based on 33 reviews.
Customer Review: This was just what I wanted. I was pleased with the service and the book.

SQL Queries for Mere Mortals(R): A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL (2nd Edition)
by John L. Viescas, Michael J. Hernandez
Average Customer Review: based on 11 reviews.
Customer Review: I really enjoyed this book and the return to the fundamentals that this book provides.

The MicrosoftData Warehouse Toolkit: With SQL Server2005 and the MicrosoftBusiness Intelligence Toolset
by Joy Mundy, Warren Thornthwaite, Ralph Kimball
Average Customer Review: based on 22 reviews.
Customer Review: I've enthusiastically referenced Kimball publications for business intelligence projects over the years; everything from how to manage history in slowly changing dimensions to fact-less fact tables to creating an initial data warehouse project plan, always with outstanding results. Mundy, Thornthwaite, and Kimball achieve two key mi...

SQL: Visual QuickStart Guide (3rd Edition)
by Chris Fehily
Average Customer Review: based on 23 reviews.
Customer Review: SQL Second edition, The book starts out fairly basic by covering what a DBMS is and what a forward slash versus a back slash means in terms of file path and how they relate to different operating systems. From there you get into the fundamentals of database building. From there you get into the command line utility (still an importa...

SQL Injection Attacks and Defense
by Justin Clarke
Average Customer Review: based on 5 reviews.
Customer Review: I'm giving "SQL Injection Attacks and Defenses" five stars for a few reasons. First, the book is extremely comprehensive, covering everything from basic "What is SQL Injection?" information to advanced exploit development and static analysis tools (including open source tools). Second, this book was obviously written very recently. T...