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Getting Started with SQL: A Hands-On Approach for Beginners 1st Edition

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Businesses are gathering data today at exponential rates and yet few people know how to access it meaningfully. If you’re a business or IT professional, this short hands-on guide teaches you how to pull and transform data with SQL in significant ways. You will quickly master the fundamentals of SQL and learn how to create your own databases.

Author Thomas Nield provides exercises throughout the book to help you practice your newfound SQL skills at home, without having to use a database server environment. Not only will you learn how to use key SQL statements to find and manipulate your data, but you’ll also discover how to efficiently design and manage databases to meet your needs.

You’ll also learn how to:

  • Explore relational databases, including lightweight and centralized models
  • Use SQLite and SQLiteStudio to create lightweight databases in minutes
  • Query and transform data in meaningful ways by using SELECT, WHERE, GROUP BY, and ORDER BY
  • Join tables to get a more complete view of your business data
  • Build your own tables and centralized databases by using normalized design principles
  • Manage data by learning how to INSERT, DELETE, and UPDATE records
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Thomas Nield (author of Getting Started with SQL) is a business consultant for Southwest Airlines in Schedule Initiatives. Early in his career, he became fascinated with technology and its role in business analytics. After becoming proficient in Java, Kotlin, Python, SQL, and reactive programming, he became an open-source contributor as well as an author/trainer for O’Reilly Media. He is passionate about sharing what he learns and enabling others with new skill sets. He enjoys making technical content relatable and relevant to those unfamiliar with or intimidated by it.

Currently, Thomas is interested in data science, reactive programming, and the Kotlin language. You may find him speaking on these three subjects and how they can interconnect.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ O'Reilly Media; 1st edition (February 28, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 134 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1491938617
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1491938614
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.29 x 9.19 inches
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Customers find the book's introduction easy to understand and follow. It guides them through setting up and using a first database. The book provides sufficient guidance to get everyone started in the Windows environment before setting up a server.

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  • tfreyaus
    5.0 out of 5 stars A really really good intro to SQL
    Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2024
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    My son is in college and was having some struggles getting a full understanding of databases. I have all the normal 300 page SQL books, but they are too much reference and not enough “why” for him.

    Decided to try a more introductory route with this book and it has paid off. It’s well written and easy to understand the concepts.

    Recommended for anyone starting their database journey.
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  • Isa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very in-depth SQL
    Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2023
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    Love this book or manual. I work in IT and it always come handy when I cant work out the command.
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  • oeyh
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2019
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    Good book to get started with SQL if you are a self-learner not sure where to start. But be prepared that this book has only the very basic stuff.
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  • Anonymous
    5.0 out of 5 stars So simple and easy for the ultimate beginner like me
    Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2019
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    If you don’t know jack about SQL but want to learn SQL, this book is for you. If you know basic excel formulas (i.e, AVERAGE, SUM, etc.), then you’ll have an easier time catching on to things. Love the layout of the pages. So many white spaces. Makes the pages look clean and less confusing, AND you skip through the pages more quickly with all the extra white face, creating an illusion that you’re reading through this book like nothing. It’s a very thin book but has great content.
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  • Michele Deo
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not what i expected
    Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2018
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    Not much here really thin on content and size
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  • Beep
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introduction to SQL
    Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020
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    Well-written introduction to SQL. Adding it to my database course, pairing it with that very methodical db design course. Enough here to get everyone started in the Windows environment before setting up a server on Azure for a taste of Linux. One of the best intro books. HOWEVER, the databases (Rexon, et al.) are in a GitHub repository. New users would benefit from some guidance.
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  • Bonita Bch
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great introductory guide that does not assume any level of proficiency.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2018
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    Clear constructive text that flows logically to build on each topic. Has examples available for practice, and walks through the set up of a practice environment for your computer. Online examples and practice datasets are accessible with purchase.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction
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    Concise easy to understand introduction to SQLite. Sufficient to guide you through the setting up and use of a first database. It’s strength is also a weakness in that hopefully you will quickly master the material and be looking for more detailed information.
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    Concise easy to understand introduction to SQLite. Sufficient to guide you through the setting up and use of a first database. It’s strength is also a weakness in that hopefully you will quickly master the material and be looking for more detailed information.
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  • anil
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good for understanding SQL BASICS
    Reviewed in India on November 16, 2022
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    Good for clearing basics in SQL .
    One can have a confirmed grip on DDL,DML,DCL,TCL and DQL statements.
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  • F. Pellegrini
    5.0 out of 5 stars Neofita di SQL? Inizia da qui!
    Reviewed in Italy on February 8, 2021
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    Chiaro, conciso, dritto al punto. È un libro di sole 100 pagine, che può essere letto in pochi giorni. Il consiglio è ovviamente quello di digitare ogni esempio se si è alle primissime armi come me. SQL, come ogni linguaggio, si impara facendo più che leggendo.
    Davvero un buon libro per beginner.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to get started with SQL from scratch this is the best book I have found!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2020
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    This book will teach you in a short time the fundamentals of using SQL. It is fast paced, enjoyable, with clear explanations.
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  • FakeTexan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very easy and hands-on intro to SQL
    Reviewed in Germany on March 13, 2019
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    By easy, I meant I finished this book on the same day I got it. I had some self-taught programming experiences with Java and Python, so this intro level SQL book using the SQLite was quite easy for me. But still, SQL was new to me before I started reading it. So the author did a great job in explaining the differences in different types of SQL platforms such as Oracle, SQlite, and so on. Despite there might be tiny differences in implementing SQL language on a big platform (Oracle) and a small one such as SQLite (which is used in this book), the main structure of the logic and language won't change too much. So, all in all, this is a very easy to read & to use intro SQL book. If you're a veteran in SQL, by all means, skip this one. But if you're a fresh new fish to SQL, this is the one to pick up.
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  • hanan
    5.0 out of 5 stars ❤️
    Reviewed in Australia on July 11, 2021
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    I like SQL and boom is good
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