Re:834 pages?! (Score 1)

This book was designed as a textbook. It contains chapter reviews, assignments and projects. It does a good job of giving a high level view to newbies. It focuses on Oracle and Access. If you wish to use Oracle you have to download a version from Oracle's site. I definitely recommend a high speed connection (3 cd's worth for 9i and 1 cd for 8i). The book is good for the beginner. Once you have the grasp of SQL this book will not be of much use, even as a reference.