I'm a big fan of Sam's Teach Yourself MySQL in 10 minutes by Forta. Forta is an occasional adjunct professor here on campus, and the book is a national best-seller. If you want to borrow my copy, let me know. -Nick -----Original Message----- From: Linda Losik [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:35 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Really good books on MySQL Check out the ones written by Jonathan Geenick...he is really good as a DBA and writes so the reader comprehends what he means. http://gennick.com/ is a good starting place -----Original Message----- From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:18 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Really good books on MySQL Any previous use of SQL databases at all? The O'Reilly books are a great reference in my experience. ---- Jack Kramer Computer Systems Specialist University Relations, Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 > From: STeve Andre' <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: STeve Andre' <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:14:34 -0500 > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [MSUNAG] Really good books on MySQL > > What are the best ones? I'm in need of books that can take a > user who is familiar with databases in general, but not MySQL. > Web sites are of course great, too. > > thanks, STeve Andre'