Here are two other books that I would recommend, specially the first one: * SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL by Michael J. Hernandez, John L. Viescas
Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming by Joe Celko -----Original Message----- From: Fawad Siddiqui [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 5:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Books advice Hi, I would like to learn about RDBMS, namely mysql of course, but know really nothing in this area, so have to learn about; RDBMS, SQL and mysql from scratch. In this regard, if anyone knows of any books they think would start me off on the right foot, I would be very grateful. I have done some searching on Amazon, with the following results. 1. Beginning Databases with MySQL by Richard Stones, Neil Matthew 2. MySQL Cookbook by Paul DuBois 3. Managing and Using MySQL by George Reese, et al 4. Inside Relational Databases by Mark Whitehorn, Bill Marklyn 5. Database Design by Ryan K. Stephens, Ronald R. Plew 6. The Practical SQL Handbook: Using SQL Variants by Judith S. Bowman, et al Many thanks in advance for all your help. Fawad -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]