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Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Querying (Solid Quality Learning)

Format: Paperback
Author: Itzik Ben-Gan
ReleaseDate: 26 April, 2006
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Rating:

Best overview of SQL
This is the only one in the market that is actually doing so. I was searching for a book that would fully cover both old and new (2005) features of T-SQL. But, more then that, the first chapter alone that explains how SQL works logically in human coherent language is worth the price of the whole book. And the other chapters are of same excelent quality. This is the best book about the subject in the market and I am sure to buy the sequel (about T-SQL programming. )
ZA.

Far better than I anticipated - and I expected greatness!
All I can say now that I have been reading it is: "Wow!" It has really exceeded my expectations. Having read Itzik Ben-Gan's articles in SQL Server Magazine for several years, I was expecting a well written and technically challenging book. I tire of the typical re-hash of the SQL Server Books Online that most authors are fond of doing lately, but this text digs far deeper and points out several items that can help any SQL Server professional build a more solid foundation in the art of T-SQL querying. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a more thorough understanding of how SQL Server 2005 handles query processing.