Data Analysis for Database Design

Rating:
Summary: Easy to use, but be wary of MySQL
Review: A nice way to learn SQL99. The book is heavily into using examples to motivate this learning. The discussion is at the level of abstract database design, instantiated by examples. But, it also gets into the syntax of SQL.

The narrative is easy to understand; requiring nothing in prior knowledge of SQL. The book is all about designing relational tables to handle your data needs.

As an aside: If you are tempted to use the popular and free MySQL, in applying what you have learnt hear, please be aware that since MySQL doesn't allow foreign keys, a lot of the table designs may have to be totally redone.