Are there any good in-depth books on SQL?

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I want to buy a book on SQL, but since I already have a basic level of professional SQL experience I want to make sure I'm getting a book that goes into depth on the underlying implentations of database transactions, the mathematical theory behind relational databases, how to optimize, etc. I'm the type of person who learns a technology best by learning from the bottom up (understanding what happens at a low-level).

Any suggestions?
 
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SlurrerOfSpeech said:
I want to buy a book on SQL, but since I already have a basic level of professional SQL experience I want to make sure I'm getting a book that goes into depth on the underlying implentations of database transactions, the mathematical theory behind relational databases, how to optimize, etc. I'm the type of person who learns a technology best by learning from the bottom up (understanding what happens at a low-level). I hate books that start by teaching you "Hello, world!" and then move on to the next thing without explaining what happens when you hit the Any suggestions?
jedishrfu said:
There's SQL Hacks by O'Reilly:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0596527993/?tag=pfamazon01-20

and SQL Anti-patterns by Pragmatic Programmers:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1934356557/?tag=pfamazon01-20

and the SQL Cookbook by O'Reilly:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0596009763/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Thanks, bro
 
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