Learning Oracle books

Hello,
I am new to Oracle and need a good book that will explain Oracle in a way that makes sense. Any advice is most appreciated.
Shane(Colorado)

You can start with oracle documentation,oracle university course material and books from oracle press.More you find on this link
download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B12037_01/server.101/b10742/intro.htm - 14k -
You can perfer to choose
Oracle Essentials by Rick Greenwald,Robert Stackowiak & Jonathan Stern

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