First I look into:

OCA: Oracle 10g Administration I Study Guide (1Z0-042) (Paperback)

by Chip Dawes (Author), Bob Bryla (Author), Joseph C. Johnson (Author), Matthew Weishan (Author)

but the sybex book is cramming of facts without building up core concepts.

THen i read

by Damir Bersinic (Author), John Watson (Author)

Found the book from Amazon review,

The Mcgraw Hill book is much better with conversational explaination, but i only can disgest the concepts after the 5th reread.

So is

The one below is much simpler but also doesnt build much concepts

In frustration of the unapproachness of Oracle, like a Darth Vader mother ship. Finally...

The book from God..

by Asim Abbasi (Author)

THe book presented the concepts in one short without all the needless detail and I am enlightened.

With the core concepts armed, i proceed to fill up the details,...

by Damir Bersinic (Author), John Watson (Author)

and just like what amazon says it is damn long winded...

this one i read the parts i want to read and the section on optimization and locking is the best explaination i have read

then

by Chip Dawes (Author), Bob Bryla (Author), Joseph C. Johnson (Author), Matthew Weishan (Author)

probably is the book i want to read after the asim book, bare detail facts i need now because i already have the core concepts.

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