Oracle SQL, First Edition : Jumpstart with Examples

Developers and DBAs use Oracle SQL coding on a daily basis, whether for application development, finding problems, fine-tuning solutions to those problems, or other critical DBA tasks. Oracle SQL: Jumpstart with Examples is the fastest way to get started and to quickly locate answers to common (and uncommon) questions. It includes all the basic queries: filtering, sorting, operators, conditionals, pseudocolumns, single row functions, joins, grouping and summarizing, grouping functions, subqueries, composite queries, hierarchies, flashback queries, parallel queries, expressions and regular expressions, DML, datatypes (including collections), XML in Oracle, DDL for basic database objects such as tales, views and indexes, Oracle Partitioning, security, and finally PL/SQL.

* Each of the hundreds of SQL code examples was tested on a working Oracle 10g database
* Invaluable everyday tool that provides an absolute plethora of properly tested examples of Oracle SQL code
* Authors have four decades of commercial experience between them as developers and database administrators

User review
Real reviews, please
It is interesting that reviewers J. Shimko and Jon Equrrola have identical reviewer rank, and that they only review books by Gavin JT Powell.

I'll wait for less suspicious and more informative reviews to be posted before considering this book.

Since I must give a rating in order to post a review, I am giving the book 3 stars because the existing reviews have neither honestly extolled its brilliance nor decried its awfulness, so I am guessing its quality is average.

User review
Excellent Oracle Jumpstart!
I found the Oracle SQL Jumpstart with Examples an excellent Oracle review and reference book.

The authors have provided valuable SQL and general database information. The book covers SQL and basic database structure and syntax, and provides simple and easy to understand examples which are useful for building complex database elements.

User review
Excellent book! Very helpful!
This book brings you a comprehensive reference of Oracle SQL, explained with lots of useful examples.

Well written, clear and simple to follow, Mr.Powell makes an easy reading. Lots of 10g samples and references as well.

Definitely a must have.

User review
Another Gem!
I recently purchased Gavin Powell's Exam Cram Title which I thought was an excellent product. Because I still needed help with SQL because I was a newbee, I purchased his Oracle SQL: Jumpstart with Examples. With his clear, easily understandable writing, Mr. Powell has a gift for making some very difficult concepts within the scope of the reader with an average intelligence. He also provides excellent examples.