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The Rational Guide to Microsoft Office Access 2007 Templates
Zac Woodall's book provides an excellent introduction to creating and sharing Microsoft Access database templates. It's a wonderful reference for anyone who needs to occasionally or regularly design or develop Access templates.

Expert Oracle
Review of Thomas Kyte's Expert One-on-One Oracle from Wrox Press

Microsoft Access 2007
Microsoft might be competing against Oracle for market share in the server database category, but they maintain a clear lock on desktop databases with Microsoft Access 2007. The price tag may be a bit steep, but you won't find a more functional product anywhere. New bells and whistles in this version include a set of ready-to-go database templates to help you get a quick start and a vastly improved user interface that does away with the traditional toolbars and menus.

High Performance MySQL
High Performance MySQL is a wonderful reference for database administrators migrating to the MySQL platform, particularly in enterprise deployments.

Access Database Design and Programming
A great introductory text for Access users looking to become developers. If you're already programming with Access, you might want to find a more comprehensive volume.

SQL Cookbook
O'Reilly's SQL Cookbook is the best reference I've seen for skilled SQL developers. Modeled after a true cookbook, it offers many short snippets of SQL code designed to solve specific problems. You can pick and choose the ingredients you need to help complete your SQL project.

Hands-On Microsoft Access
Bob Schneider's Hands-On Microsoft Access takes an entirely different approach to learning Access. Rather than treating it as a product to be conquered through a series of mouse clicks and "get the job done" techniques, Schneider provides readers with an introduction to the fundamentals of database systems and theory, using Access as the learning environment. If you really want to learn databases, this is the way to do it.

Access Hacks: Tips and Tools for Wrangling Your Data
If you're an experienced Access user, there's no doubt you'll find something useful in this book. It's packed full of so many useful tips and techniques that there's guaranteed to be something you don't already know!

SQL Visual Quickstart
This software-independent book takes a hands-on approach to learning SQL. After some brief introductory material, it dives right into developing SQL queries designed to meet specific goals. It's a great reference for those who occasionally use SQL and forget the details.

Access 2003 Visual QuickStart Guide
Steve Schwartz's Microsoft Access 2003 Visual QuickStart offers a great introduction to Microsoft Access for beginners who prefer to learn by example rather than reading user manuals. It provides over 110 illustrated examples of tasks ranging from the basics of navigating Microsoft Access to more advanced topics like working with Pivot Tables.

SQL Server Security
SQL Server Security by Chip Andrews, David Litchfield and Bill Grindlay offers practical security advice with a hands-on perspective. It's ideal for SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 administrators of all experience levels.

MySQL: The Complete Reference
Vikram Vaswani's book MySQL: The Complete Reference is a wonderful technical reference for this popular open-source database platform. It's comprehensive enough for seasoned MySQL users yet clear enough for the newcomer.

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Access 2002
Review of the Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Access 2002 by Susan Sales Harkins and Mike Gunderloy.

SQL Clearly Explained
Review of SQL Clearly Explained, Second Edition by Jan Harrington

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