books about: 2005

books about: 2005

books:

2005

Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned

Cathy Scott

Howell Book House, 2008

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BOOK
Over the past year, I've had the privilege of listening to Cathy read special parts of the book Pawprints of Katrina before she would finish a chapter and send it to her publisher. With each story or chapter, Cathy and I were reliving those days spent in NOLA. As we ...

Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Querying (Solid Quality Learning)

Itzik Ben-Gan, Lubor Kollar, ...

Microsoft Press, 2006

An excellent contribution to the "Inside-SQL" series
This is the 2nd book of the 4 part "Inside-SQL" series, with each book I imagine, appealing to a different reader. Having a programming background, I enjoyed this book more than the first in the series ("The Storage Engine"), which on it's own is also an excellent ...

A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005

Random House, 2006

A Photographer's Life --more than voyeurism
It's likely the first time you browse through A Photographer's Life, you will use it as a peeping tom would use a window, as a voyeur, looking in on the lives of famous people -- and perhaps that's the intention. But then, go back and gaze at the photos as art, looking ...

Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book:4th Edition 2005

Susan Love

Da Capo Press, 2005

If you have a breast problem you need this book!
The first breast problem I had turned out to be a cyst, and this book gave me all the information I needed to prepare myself and understand the procedures. Four years later I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I don't know how I could have gotten through everything ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services 2005

Brian Larson

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005

Data Analyst
Very good book. It is easy to learn how to create Reports when you go through the samples in this book.

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-431): Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Implementation and Maintenance ...

Solid Quality Learning

Microsoft Press, 2006

Useful for experienced SQL Server users
I'm about 1/3 of the way through this book. As a moderately experienced SQL Server developer, I find the book useful as an exam prep beause it briefly reviews and previews the information, although it relies on the reader already being somewhat familiar with the ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Unleashed

Ray Rankins, Paul Bertucci, ...

Sams, 2006

Great book, disappointed in shipping
Great book! However, it arrived very slightly damaged (one corner bent). Not enough damage to bother with a return; but disappointing on a brand new, expensive book. Amazon does not seem to be paying as much attention to packing/shipping as they once did.

Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (Programmer to Programmer)

Brian Knight, Allan Mitchell, ...

Wrox, 2006

Very informative!
So far this book is great for basics. It gives a great overview of all the options you have to create a SSIS package. I had previously purchased the expert version because I had DTS experience and realized SSIS was totally different. So I bought the professional ...

National Electrical Code 2005 Softcover Version (National Fire Protection Association National Electrical ...

NFPA

Delmar Cengage Learning, 2004

How do you rate a code book?
The picture of the book I ordered looks exactly like the one that I received. Amazing! It actually has the NEC codes on the inside of the book which is exactly the reason I bought it. It is a really pretty book with lots of information.

Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 Administrator's Companion (Pro - Administrator's Companion)

Edward Whalen, Victor Isakov, ...

Microsoft Press, 2006

Great Reference Book for DBA'a
My department is in the process of migrating to MS SQL2005 from SQL2000 and this book is a must have for any administrator. If your familar with previous administrator companion books, this one is very similar in nature. The book has already paid for itself in tips ...

Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Pro-Administrator's Pocket Consultant)

William R. Stanek

Microsoft Press, 2005

EXCELLENT BOOK FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND DEVELOPERS
Sometimes when I read reviews people have written I wonder if they've actually read the book or simply thumbed through it in a bookstore or did a search of the pages. This is an excellent book and I've found it to be extremely helpful in setting up and configuring SQL ...

Inside Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2005: Query Tuning and Optimization

Kalen Delaney, Sunil Agarwal, ...

Microsoft Press, 2007

A must-have for tuning SQL Queries
I rarely review books, but for this one I feel compelled to do so. I knew that SQL Queries were creating major bottlenecks in my web application, but I did not know which ones they were and how to fix them. My app was already live with thousands of users, and since I ...

The Good Pirates of the Forgotten Bayous: Fighting to Save a Way of Life in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

Ken Wells

Yale University Press, 2008

"Damn, that SOB is coming up fast!"
I've rarely read as gripping, horrifying, and inspiring a book as Ken Wells' story of what happened when The Storm hit the low-lying bayou parishes of St. Bernard and Plaquemines. As a reporter for the "Wall Street Journal," Wells, himself a Louisiana native, saw the ...

Beginning SQL Server 2005 Administration

Dan Wood, Chris Leiter, ...

Wrox, 2006

Great Book for Beginnners
This is an awesome book for someone that is new to SQL Server and needs to learn basic administration. The authors did a really good job of explaining the fundamentals in clear simple language. I especially enjoyed the explanation of the storage engine. It made ...

The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit: With SQL Server 2005 and the Microsoft Business Intelligence Toolset

Joy Mundy, Warren Thornthwaite

Wiley, 2006

Very approachable but authoritative source on DW
Having inherited a mature DW, I was weak on the Theory behind what I was supporting. I needed to be able to be confident of not breaking the current system, but still be able to take this vital system forward with the business. I am also under the Time pressure that ...