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Query: Much better than the impractical SQL Handbook

This book was very helpful and clearly written. The chapters, while somewhat lengthy, cover the information slowly and in-depth. Computer geeks like myself can pick up this book and get a solid background in SQL without a class or instruction (though this is a textbook for some local classes).The computer software is a 60 day trial of various SQL tools including SYBase. So many programs were loaded during the typical install it became difficult to decipher which ones were to be used with the text.There were some editing errors in the book, unusual for a 4th edition and a textbook. So far, none have be of any consequence.