Re: Postgresql Books: Which one ?

On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 11:19:29AM -0400, WELTY, RICHARD wrote:
> From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Aly Dharshi
>
> > does anybody have any recommendations which one to get ?
>
> >    1) PostgreSQL by Korry Douglas (SAMS)
> >    http://www.samspublishing.com/title/0672327562
>
> i like the first edition of Douglas very much, i presume that this
> second edition will keep up the standard.

It does :)

> >    2) beginning Databases With Postgresql: From Novice To
> >    Professional, Second
> >Edition: From Novice To Professional (APress)
> >http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=424
>
> i just finished reading a review copy of this (review to follow
> somewhere or other shortly), and on the whole, it's not bad. it is
> trying to cover a great deal of material and so seems a little
> rushed at times, but it's a decent book with lots of stuff in it.

I haven't read this one, so I don't know.

HTH :)

Cheers,
D
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