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Oracle Database 10g: The Complete Reference (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)

Format: Paperback
Author: Kevin Loney
ReleaseDate: 05 May, 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Rating:

Oracle is Oracle
It is more of a Reference manual instead of going to each topic in detail. The book speaks on most of the database issues that can come up when using Oracle. This can be useful when one wanted to quickly get the relevent information.

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Not so complete...
Properly configuring Oracle (I'm running it on Unix) is no trivial matter and I found this book to be severely lacking. With a 1200+ page book, entitled "The Complete Reference", I would have expected much more information about proper configuration. While it seems like a good reference to have (hence 3 / 5 stars), it looks like I'm going to have to look for other resources.

Disappointed--tries to cover too much
Oracle's docs have been much more helpful and detailed. This sounded like a good book, judging by the reviews here, but being relatively new to the Oracle world, I haven't found this book terribly useful so far. I was hoping for a book that shared the author's experience and tips and helped the reader make decisions, but this seems to be largely a command reference, covering many topics superficially. .