Product Description

The first two editions of Inside Relational Databases have both been best sellers. These new editions will also cover the relational database model but will use different engines to illustrate the model. In doing so, readers will be able to apply the model using their preferred database engine. Initially three versions are planned starting with Access, SQL Server and my SQL. The books show just how simple and useful databases can be. No prior knowledge is required i.e. real world examples show how to manage data efficiently. A significant amount of new material is included in the core of the book and particular emphasis is given to showing how to make a database run faster and more efficiently.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #291343 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 378 pages

VNU Business Publications, 2000
(For the first edition)Quite simply - superb. By making relational databases understandable, Mark Whitehorn and Bill Marklyn have achieved far more than most.

From the Publisher
Marklyn and Whitehorn cover essential relational database theory and explain how to build databases securely - seeking to do this without bagging the reader down with too much detail and endless formulae. They start by explaining interface components and letting the reader build working databases. Along the way the authors guide the reader through potential disasters and provide the techniques to avoid them. The text seeks to bridge the gap between theoretical database books and manuals.

About the Author
Mark Whitehorn teaches database design and practice, both to undergraduates and in the commercial world.

Customer Reviews

Practical database course using Access
You will probably not see another database book like this. The style of writing is chatty and informal and the emphasis is practical with many examples using Microsoft Access. The authors cover the most important concepts to do with relational database in a fun and exploratory way. I feel this would be a good text-book for a first course in database in a college where the main DBMS is Microsoft Access. My only gripe is that there is very little use of SQL until you reach the end of the book, the authors preferring to use graphical queries (QBE).

a very informative, easily undersood intro to databases.
you can tell from the off that the writers of this "journey into databases" are passionate about their subject. Indeed going to bed to dream about databases is the extreme regarding anything you care deeply enough to write a book on the subject. The book in itself is very easy to read and puts the basic ideas and concepts into language which anyone who is interested can understand. The writing style is jovial and the use of copious examples on cd rom is a boon for burgeoning database planners and designers. the book was a pleasure to read and is a great reference book for trainers like myself. Well done Mark and Bill (not Gates!! read the book to understand)

Excellent intro to relational databases
From the outside relational databases appear to be a rather abstract and difficult subject. This book shows just how simple and useful databases can be. It assumes no existing knowledge and uses real world examples to demonstrate how to manage data efficiently. Finally, the book explains the really powerful part of relational databases - normalization, joins and finally SQL. IMO, a really good book. Good companion books are "Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 minutes" and "Programming the Network with Perl" by Paul Barry.