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Oracle Corporation. Oracle Database 11g SQL*Plus User’s Guide and Reference. Oracle
Corporation, 2007. Searchable or downloadable free of charge at
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De Haan, Lex. Mastering Oracle SQL and SQL*Plus. Apress, 2004. Written by a well- known
Oracle expert and teacher, this book may be more understandable than the official
Oracle reference work.
Gennick, Jonathan. Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide. O’Reilly, 2004. Oracle reference
works are very good at documenting every detail of a product but not as good at
describing how to use the product to maximum advantage. This book will help you
do that.
Feuerstein, Steven. Oracle PL/SQL for DBAs. O’Reilly, 2005. DBAs often find a need for
a PL/SQL procedure, and this book, written especially for DBAs, is a good introductory
text. Methods of improving performance of PL/SQL code are given prominence.
Feuerstein, Steven. Oracle PL/SQL Developer’s Workbook. O’Reilly, 2000. For the dedicated
student.
Feuerstein, Steven. Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference, 4 th Edition. O’Reilly, 2007.
For when you want to quickly refresh your memory.
Feuerstein, Steven. Oracle PL/SQL Programming, 4 th Edition. O’Reilly, 2005. Steven Feuerstein
has devoted his life to the study of PL/SQL, and well- thumbed copies of his
books can be seen on the desk of every PL/SQL program developer.
Feuerstein, Steven. PL/SQL Best Practices, 2 nd Edition. O’Reilly, 2007. The title says it all,
and the author needs no introduction.