Excellent book from Amazon.com on SQL

Sorry if this is a bit of blatant commercialism, but given the number of people
looking for a general guide on how to use SQL, this has to be the best I've
used yet. Its on Amazon.com, and covers nearly ANY version of sql!

                     A Guide to SQL
                     by Philip J. Pratt
                     Our Price: $30.95

                     Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.

                     Paperback 3rd edition (December 1995)
                     Boyd & Fraser Pub Co; ISBN: 0877095205 ; Dimensions (in
inches): 0.49 x 9.11 x
                     7.41
                     Amazon.com Sales Rank: 88,369

This link will take you directly to it.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0877095205/whitsundaywebworA/

and this is their description of it.

                     Reviews
                     Amazon.com
                     The author uses an interesting didactic innovation that
every textbook writer should
                     consider imitating: Instead of illustrating ideas with
microprograms, which are good
                     for almost nothing except illustrating the idea, Pratt
develops two examples
                     throughout the entire book. By the time you complete this
thin but comprehensive
                     volume, you will have completed two real databases. The
book also contains
                     embedded questions so you can check whether or not you've
grasped specific
                     concepts before proceeding to the next section. Pratt's
extended case studies show
                     how SQL programs can be layered on one another other to
slowly build up
                     functionality. As such, it serves both as an SQL language
manual as well as an
                     example of how to create relatively large SQL codes. This
book does not make
                     specific reference to any particular SQL implementation,
so it can be used with any
                     standard SQL engine.

cheers
Robert

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