|  | Author: Mana Takahashi
Creators: Shoko Azuma, Trend-pro Co. Ltd.
Publisher: No Starch Press
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 18092
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Ill
Pages: 213
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7 x 0.7
ISBN: 1593271905
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.7565
EAN: 9781593271909
ASIN: 1593271905
Publication Date: December 1, 2008
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 It gets the job done April 24, 2009
Ryan Stille (Nebraska)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I was looking forward to this book. I had enjoyed the Manga Guide to Statistics from the same publisher. Unfortunately I did not enjoy this book as much as that one. I found The Manga Guide to Databases to be confusing. What was going on between the characters often didn't make sense to me. I found myself asking "what the heck are they talking about?" too often.
The book does cover all the aspects you would expect:
- tables
- normalization
- SQL
- locking
- permissions
- transactions
- joins
- stored procedures
- replication
I think this book will teach you the basics of databases, I just wish it was more fun to read. If you are looking for a "visual style" book on databases, I would recommend Head First SQL from O'Reilly. [...]
 My 9 Year Old Daughter Now Understands Database Concepts April 16, 2009
Glenn Auerbach (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
BACKGROUND: I spend a large part of my working day in a SQL Server database, so I have very strong database knowledge. My daughter is 9 years old and is a very strong reader, but could care less about how a computer actually works... as long as she can get to ClubPenguin.com or the other websites she likes to visit for fun.
STORY: A friend loaned me this book to show her, so I gave it to her and asked her to try it. If she read the first 10 pages and it was boring, she should stop. If she liked it, she could keep it until she was done. She opened it on the spot and was 20 pages in before she realized she still was standing in the middle of our kitchen. One day later, she was finished and said it was "cool" and that she liked it.
I asked her if she learned anything or if it was just a story and she started talking. She said a little bit and talked about tables and how information is stored in columns and rows. She talked in a 9 year old's language and vocabulary, but basically explained to me the concept and benefits of centralized data stored in a single database. She made a couple other comments whose specifics I can't remember, but clearly articulated database ideas. It was somewhat surreal hearing these things come from a 3rd grader's mouth. She didn't feel like she had learned very much. I told her I probably could count on my fingers how many people at my work (300 people total - manufacturing industry, not IT) knew more about databases than she did, based on what she had finished telling me.
SUMMARY: She felt like she read a fun Manga-style story. In reality, she did that but also learned and retained ideas that normally would be taught to much older people. This book took what could be a dry learning experience and changed it into a fun activity no different than if she was reading her Nancy Drew books or her Lego magazines. I see that there are other topics (statistics, physics, etc.) and I'll ask her if she's interested in seeing any of the other books. If she wants to, I absolutely would buy them.
And obviously, if you're read this far, I completely would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about databases on an introductory level.
Black and white cartoons blend with clear directions for a user-friendly guide April 14, 2009
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Princess Ruruna and Cain have a problem: their fruit-selling empire holds conflicting, duplicated data and sorting is causing difficulties. A relational database is needed - but how can they build one? Computer libraries catering to new learners will find this an easy introduction to databases, from using sets and applying relationships models to controlling permissions and using locks. Black and white cartoons blend with clear directions for a user-friendly guide.
 Good But Pricey March 29, 2009
G. Norton (Brandon, FL United States)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
Good introduction to the subject but a little expensive for the amount of information imparted.
Excellent intro guide! March 27, 2009
scottjl (USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I haven't thought much about databases in 20 years, this book made a good, and fun, refresher to everything I learned in college and forgot. Don't let the comic format fool you, there's some good instruction going on, they just trick you into learning.
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