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C.J. Date ; Hugh Darwen has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 4 catalog-linked books across 1993 to 2006, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with A Guide to the SQL Standard: A User's Guide to the Standard Relational Language SQL and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2006; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Addison-Wesley.

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Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Addison-Wesley

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2006; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Addison-Wesley.

Top Books To Start With

  1. A Guide to the SQL Standard: A User's Guide to the Standard Relational Language SQL

    Addison-Wesley • 1993 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 414 pages.

  2. Databases, Types and the Relational Model (3rd Edition)

    Addison-Wesley • 2006 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 572 pages.

  3. Foundation for Object / Relational Databases: The Third Manifesto

    Addison-Wesley • 1998 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 528 pages.

  4. A Guide to SQL Standard

    Addison-Wesley • 1996 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 544 pages.

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