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Praise for the First Edition

"[A]n astoundingly fresh approach to the 'nasty' task of database design . . . Anyone who has anything to do with creating applications using a database product should buy this book and read it cover to cover."

John Viescas, President, Viescas Consulting, Inc., author of Running Microsoft Access 2000 and coauthor of SQL Queries for Mere Mortals

"[A] must-have for anyone new to relational database design . . . [Mike's] attention to detail is marvelous, and the explanations of the interview process are a must-read for anyone, including experienced relational database designers."

Jim Booth, Principal Consultant, James Booth Consulting

"Mike has done us a favor by taking an academic topic and making it logical, approachable, and comprehensible for us mortals. Anyone interested in making their database design better should read this book. It contains good information for every level of database developer."

Malcolm C. Rubel, Contributing Editor, Databased Advisor and FoxPro Advisor

" Database Design for Mere Mortals is sure to help both aspiring and practicing database designers alike! Michael delivers the major points of logical database design with a clear, common-sense approach that makes this book an excellent resource and a pleasure to read."

Nick Evans, Contributing Editor, PowerBuilder Advisor Magazine

"No matter what specific database package you're using (or, perhaps, no package at all), the concepts in this book will make sense, and will apply to your database design projects."

From the Foreword by Ken Getz, MCW Technologies, coauthor, ASP.NET Developer's JumpStart

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