Oracle Database 10g: A Beginner's Guide (Osborne ORACLE Press Series) (Paperback)

by Ian Abramson (Author), Michael Abbey (Author), Michael Corey (Publisher) "Oracle Database 10g-the latest offering from a software giant in northern California..." (more)
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distill... essential features of... newest version... straightforward... step-by-step projects... mastery checks... progress checks... "Ask the Expert" sidebars... notes... highly recommended -- Library Journal, Oct. 2004

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Two new Oracle instruction and resource titles from Osborne/McGraw-Hill are indispensable additions to personal and professional reference collections. Oracle Database 10g: A Beginner's Guide (0072230789; 416 pages; $39.99) is the collective effort of Oracle experts Ian Abramson, Michael Abbey and Michael Corey. Oracle Database 10g provides neophytes with the fundamental concepts of Oracle Database 10g administration and programming. Through self-paced tutorials, readers will learn about database essentials, the role of the administrator, and large database features. Oracle Database 10g includes an in-depth introduction to SQL, PL/SQL, Java, and XML programming. (Bookwatch )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1st edition (March 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072230789
• ISBN-13: 978-0072230789
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #418,656 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not worth the money, October 15, 2004

By	D. Williams "horsluver" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been a SQL Server DBA for years along with FoxPro, DB2, etc. But I still found this book very confusing.

Is it just me or did the examples not match anything in the Oracle 10g sample database that I loaded? Plus the EM did not even look the same. What's with that? Kind of hard to do the examples when nothing matches.

Worst beginners book I've ever read. If it wasn't for the fact that I was familiar with some of the concepts already, this book would have been totally useless.

If you are a true beginner, look for a different book. This one won't help.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Poor Guide, September 5, 2005

By	T. Cook - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been studying DB structure and SQL for years. I mainly purchased this book to learn more about the structure of Oracle's 10g product. This book is extremely poorly written and very confusing. The examples in the book are not correlated with the Oracle sample DB's included with the 10g platform. I found myself many times becoming confused about topics that I already have great knowledge about and have studied for years because the explanations in the book are very poorly done. I read 75% of the book then tossed it in the trash...

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the worstbook - ever, November 8, 2005

By	Michael R. Quinn (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is possibly the worst book in this category I've ever seen. I'm an experienced SQLServer DBA and thought this book would be fairly useful as a starting place for getting into Oracle. Its a total dud. It looks like the authors have picked a whole bunch of random bullet points out of the Oracle help files and thrown them together with a mild semblance of organisation. I would bet that a 'dummies' book would be better!!!!!!!!!