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Title: Not very good
Review: I bought the book because of the O'Reilly Nutshell label. However, I should have realized from the start how thin it was (200 pages). Not only is this book think physically, it's thin in every sense of the word. I was hoping for a very complete reference. Instead, SQL in a Nutshell is woefully shallow. For example, it spends only about 20 small, well-spaced pages on the SELECT statement. 20 pages to cover what is arguably the most important statement in all of SQL. Throughout the book, Kline skimps on the specific quirks of each RDBMS. You'd be much better off reading the doc set for whatever RDBMS you choose.
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