I didn't like this book for a number of reasons. I guess, overall, I'd have to say I didn't feel it lived up to the fact that it's a Nutshell book.The first problem is that it jumps from topic to topic with scarcely a reason. The organization of this book is very difficult to follow.Also, the code samples are obviously targeted at releases of SQL prior to 7.0. Old-style outer joins are used throughout the book -- a real no-no these days.Worse yet, the book isn't written very well. The prose is as uneven as it is obtuse. I think this may be due to the fact that multiple people actually wrote it -- after all, people have different writing styles.I can't recommend this book. If you're looking for the ultimate guide to Microsoft Transact-SQL, don't get this book.