Designed to be suitable for the inexperienced database user, this step-by-step guide should enable the reader to perform some useful tasks immediately. It contains exercises to build confidence and fluency and can also be used as a reference guide to SLQ and non-standard SQL features.
I am sure, the book itself is rather cool, but for the sake of Heaven, never read russian translation. I have never yet seen such a huge amount of typos, misspellings and incorrect translations.