Re: Best starter book

On 05/22/2010 10:51 AM, Dan Halbert wrote:
> On 5/21/2010 11:11 AM, Donn Washburn wrote:
>> What would be a good starter book.
>
> I looked at several PostgreSQL-specific books about a year ago, and
> picked this one:
> Beginning Databases with PostgreSQL: From Novice to Professional,
> Second Edition
> http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Databases-PostgreSQL-Novice-Professional/dp/1590594789
>
>
> This is an intelligently written database intro book that covers both
> general database topics and PostgreSQL-specific topics. I had Oracle
> and MySQL experience beforehand, but still found this book quite
> useful. It is true now that I generally refer to the documentation.
>
> Dan
>
>
Well thanks to all that replied.  I did order one of these books and we
will see how it goes.  I do much better at looking at printed pages than
the screen

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