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Title: Please don't buy this if you're brand new to Oracle!
Review: I chose this book because it claimed to be written for complete beginners. It lulls you into feeling completely comfortable with chapters on how the authors really want to help others through the rough early stages and then, pardon the language, all hell breaks loose. Almost as soon as it starts into the technical aspects, it will jump way over your head. Although I finally understood the first several chapters, I tossed the book aside when I realized I had to read and reread most of it, which, as an overworked Systems Engineer, I just don't have time for. Now that I've gleaned some knowledge of Oracle, I use it as a secondary reference for commands and such. Please do yourself a favor and look for another book if you need to get up to speed quickly and easily.
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