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I want to download a good database book for developers, can you guide me and send me good links to find a good one. I am working with SQL Server 2008.

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This has been asked here many times before:

• A beginner's guide to SQL database design
• Can anyone recommend a book for building enterprise database applications in .Net?

My personal favorite resource is Books Online - this is the documentation that comes with SQL server.

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For database concepts Fundamentals of Database Systems

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For SQl Server How to Learn MS SQL Server 2005?

Beginning SQL Server 2005 Administration

FOr MySql What are the best books for MySQL?

Book recommendation for advanced SQL design, scripting and optimiziation.

What are some resources I can use to learn profiling/optimizing?

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Funny that no one seems to mention Date's "SQL and relational theory : How to write accurate SQL code".

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Head First SQL (O'Reilly) is excellent, whole series is great.

They start of with the basics (as do most books), covering syntax, database design and advanced querying.

Excrept:

2008 Jolt Productivity Award Winner!

Is your data dragging you down? Are your tables all tangled up? Well we've got the tools to teach you just how to wrangle your databases into submission. Using the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory SQL learning experience, Head First SQL has a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.

Maybe you've written some simple SQL queries to interact with databases. But now you want more, you want to really dig into those databases and work with your data. Head First SQL will show you the fundamentals of SQL and how to really take advantage of it. We'll take you on a journey through the language, from basic INSERT statements and SELECT queries to hardcore database manipulation with indices, joins, and transactions. We all know "Data is Power"—but we'll show you how to have "Power over your Data". Expect to have fun, expect to learn, and expect to be querying, normalizing, and joining your data like a pro by the time you're finished reading!

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See Kalen Delaney's recommended reading list. There's some great books listed there, as well as other resources.

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May I recommend

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed