title: selecting multiple max values
body: <p>i have a table like this on a mysql database:</p>
  
  <pre><code>id | item
  -----------
  1  | 2
  2  | 2
  3  | 4
  4  | 5
  5  | 8
  6  | 8
  7  | 8
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>i want the result to be 3 record with the highest Item value</p>
  
  <p>select max(item) returns only 1 value
  how can i select multiple max values?
  thank you</p>