Title: Beginning T-SQL 2008
Description: This book will teach you about databases, normalization, and SQL Server Management Studio. You will learn how data is stored in a database and how to use at least one of the available tools to get to that data. Each subsequent chapter teaches an aspect of T-SQL, building on the skills learned in previous chapters. Exercises are included in each chapter because the only way to learn T-SQL is to write some code.  This book will do more than just give the syntax and examples. It will teach you techniques to help you avoid common errors and how to create robust and well-performing code, you will learn the best practices for writing T-SQL, it will help readers avoid common errors, and show you how to write scalable code that yields good performance.
Subjects: SQL (Computer program language), SQL server, Database management, Client/server computing, SQL (Computer language), SQL server (Computer software), Computer science, Data structures (Computer science), Relational databases, Sql server