SQL Pocket Guide (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
Jonathan Gennick is an O'Reilly Media, Inc. editor specializing in database and programming titles. He writes extensively on database topics, and is the author of such successful books as: Oracle SQLPlus: The Definitive Guide, Oracle SQLPlus Pocket Reference, and Oracle SQL*Loader: The Definitive Guide. Jonathan contributes regularly to Oracle Magazine, and frequently explores interesting SQL topics on his own website, http://gennick.com. Jonathan is also a member of The Oak Table Network (http://www.oaktable.net), a group of Oracle experts known for their scientific approach to administering and developing Oracle based systems.Jonathan got his start with relational database systems in 1990, first working with Ingres, and later with Digital's Rdb software. During that period he developed a fondness for SQL, and for the challenge of applying SQL creatively in ways that leveraged it's set-oriented capabilities.In 1994 Jonathan made the leap to Oracle, and is now often found writing about it. Recent projects include Oracle SQLLoader (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2001); Oracle SQLPlus Pocket Reference (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2000); Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 1999); More recently, Jonathan has made forays into other database products, coauthoring Transact-SQL Cookbook (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002) and editing Practical PostgreSQL (O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002).