 Theory and Practice of Relational Databases, Second EditionFirst published a decade ago, the Theory and Practice of Relational Databases gained fairly noticeable popularity, particularly amongst those readers to whom it was primarily addressed—the students. After a decade, however, any book needs reviewing, for the field will have developed, presentation could be improved, choice of topics might be... | | The Oxford Essential Guide to Critical Writing (Essential Resource Library)
Two broad assumptions underlie this book: (1) that writing is a rational activity, and (2) that it is a valuable activity.
To say that writing is rational means nothing more than that it is an exercise of mind requiring the mastery of techniques anyone can learn. Obviously, there are limits: one cannot learn to write like... | | |
