Reading :: Learning SQL

Learning SQL: Master SQL Fundamentals
By Alan Beaulieu

Just a quick review for this book, which is the first book I have ever been interested enough to pull from a Little Free Library in my neighborhood. The book was published in 2005. I started using MySQL for research databases in 2001 – wow, 20 years ago. Fortunately, MySQL has changed very little in that time, so it's still useful!

Yes, I can get everything I need from online sources, but this book explains the concepts clearly and simply. If you're interested in SQL, it's worth a read—especially for the price I got it.

(Long time, no see)

In fact, my last book review was in late May. I haven't given up on the blog, I have just been buried in other commitments—research, service, and teaching have all been busy this year.

However, I have been reading, and my bookshelf is starting to sag under the weight of the unreviewed books (metaphorically, of course). I owe at least 9 reviews, which I hope to start posting soon.

In the meantime, I just ordered half a dozen more books—mostly in rural sociology. It's part of a story you'll be reading about if you follow along with my upcoming publications over the next 18-24 months. 

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