Although he does not promise that you will master MySQL in ten minutes, Newman does offer quick and practical answers to specific questions, offered in ten-minute increments for self-study. He covers the foundations, then goes through retrieving data, filtering and storing data, using numeric and string operators and functions, using date operators and summarizing data. Advanced topics include using subqueries, joining tables and combining queries, creating a database, learning new features, and interfacing. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)