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Title: Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases by Jonathan Lewis ISBN: 0-201-71584-8 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $44.99

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Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (15 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Maybe the best I've found
Comment: This may be the best Oracle book I've found so far.

A lot of books seem to give canned explanations of how oracle works - geared towards rote memorization as opposed to understanding. This book does a great job of taking the next step.

For example, The detail with which the author goes through the process of how updating a row actually works in an Oracle database was tremendous. His explanation of how a select statement could actually cause a row to be marked as committed ( i.e. a read causes a write ) was great.

I've only been a DBA (or pseudo-DBA) for about 6 months now, so I'm certainly no expert in this area. Yet I found all of his explanations very clear and easy to understand.

If you're looking for a new Oracle book, get this one.

Rating: 5
Summary: Best Oracle book I've read
Comment: This is arguably the best oracle book I've read so far. It is lucid, brilliant and is unlike most of the other books that just repeats what is in metalink or Oracle manuals. The book describes the key Oracle8i features and also contains invaluable practical advice based on the author's extensive experience. Also check out the author's web site at www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk for updates and errata related to the book.

Highly recommended for any dba/programmer working with Oracle8i. Congrats Jonathan for a really great book.

Rating: 5
Summary: read from cover-to-cover immediately after certification
Comment: Once you pass your certification, get this book and read it from cover to cover, or at least the bulk of the chapters. It will go fast and enjoyable, and it will give an extra perspective over what you just learned.

As another reviewer said, don't worry about it not being 9i.

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