Beginning SQL Server 2005 for Developers: From Novice to Professional (Expert's Voice) by Robin Dewson [Repost]

SQL Server 2005 will increase your programming options, productivity, analysis, and database management. If you have some basic knowledge of relational databases and want to start a career as a developer using SQL Server, then this book is your ideal first step. It explains the core jobs and roles for developing a database in both SQL Server 2000 and 2005.