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Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes has established itself as the gold standard for introductory SQL books, offering a fast-paced accessible tutorial to the major themes and techniques involved in applying the SQL language.

The crisp and concise writing style makes this book an ideal tutorial for the beginner or casual SQL user, with clear examples for MySQL and PostgreSQL as well as the latest versions of Oracle and SQL Server. All examples have been tested against each SQL platform, with incompatibilities or platform distinctives called out and explained.

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