ISBN1418836656

This author might know about oracle 10g but he does not know how to write a book. His exam review questions cannot be answered with going to other sources because this book is very vague on the subjects that pertain to the questions. After reading this book you will have to read another book just to really understand. This book jumps around so much that most of the information is useless if you do not know exactly how it is implemented and why.

unless like me you have no choice. I had to get this book because it was required for the course I am taking. You can believe what the other reviewers have said. I am looking for another book to use as a companion to get through the course. I am a 4.0 GPA student and I am worried about my standing trying to pass this course with only this book to study.

The author flips back and forth between Windows and Unix seemingly at a whim. Topics jump back and forth between chapters. Trying to answer the questions at the end of the chapters is impossible based on the material within the chapter. We are into chapter 5 and I have yet to find a redeeming thing to say about this book. I think that in over 8 years of reading tech books this has to be the absolute worst.

This book is the worst book that I ever purchased.

I have purchased two other Thomson Course Technology Books and both were excellent:

Oracle9i: SQL, with an Introduction to PL/SQL
Oracle9i Developer: PL/SQL Programming

This book was required for an Oracle Admin Class that I'm taking. I have a 4.0 cumulative GPA and I have already passed the 1Z0-042.

I had read the reviews prior to purchasing the book but I was hoping that they were a little exaggerated. Unfortunately I have to agree with the other negative reviews of this book.

To put it mildly, this book is very unstructured, inaccurate and repetitive.

To study in preparation for the Exam for my course, I had to create my own outline and Google to gather correct information.

If you need a good book try Oracle Database 10g OCP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, or any other book...

This book deserves ZERO out of 5, but 1 is apparently the lowest I can rate it.
This is one of the worst textbooks I've ever read. I bought this book for an online class. It's like the chapter hands-on assignments were not written by the person writing the chapter. The assignments are not in-line with the chapter. You must go outside not only the chapter, but the book entirely to find the answers to the lab assignments. ...Gee, what's the point of buying the book if it doesn't contain the necessary building blocks to produce the answers, right?

This book has an entire class of students confused and lost. It does not explain things in a clear, concise manner. Instead, it goes around and around the point without ever saying what it means.

Trying to do the end of the chapter questions after reading the book and lecture still leaves students befuddled and lost.

If you want to be confused and enjoy reading a book filled with errors, read this. Otherwise DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!!!!!!!!!

Horrible, horrible, horrible!