Bill Karwin

This enjoyable read covers many anti-patterns, clearly and with compelling reason, that I've both been thrust into and put myself into. It is the first book I've read on database design and optimization after 5 years of professional software development. It is a great jumping point for the topic with the numerous other books it cites.

If in one way or another you are involved with databases you should read this book. Developers and DBAs alike would benefit from this read. It is very well written, great content and easy to follow. Also, no superfluous content in this one.