Hi Lynn,
Books that explain how to use SQL with other programming languages like
Java, .NET, PHP, etc are indeed useful. Thank you for recommending the PHP one.
I have read "An Introduction to Database Systems" by C.J Date and I enjoy his writing style. The "Database in depth" book that you mentioned probably covers more advanced topics and/or goes more into depth with the fundamental ones like you mentioned.
Thank you again for your suggestions!
Mihai Fonoage