A Guide to SQL

Book came in perfect condition. Its a great entry level book to SQL. I went from 0 knowledge to a firm understanding. its a relatively easy read considering the topic

This book is excellent for learning basic SQL. The chapters are easily read and understood and the lessons are helpful and well laid out.

I used this book for an intermediate SQL class. The topics covered in the first 7-8 chapters are things I had already learned from an intro to SQL class that used a Casteel book. While I didn’t learn too much from the first 3/4 of the book, it’s (mostly) all presented well and clearly. The material that was new to me were procedures and triggers. When it came time to do problem sets on procedures and triggers, I felt like I was shooting in the dark and this is why I took off a star. It would have been nice to clarify the explanations and/or give more detailed examples. Successfully executing my homework scripts took a LOT of trial and error.

It was requested for the class. It is a great book

Not at all what I was expecting when I bought it. As other reviews have mentioned, it presents the material in a very unorganized and hard to follow manner. It is most certainly not for beginners and only someone who had previous experience would likely be able to understand what the author is trying to convey. There's some useful info in it but overall it's very hard to follow the author's writing structure.