What books are better to read in order to have a general picture of databases?

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Books

Hello. I know practically nothing about databases, I worked a little with MySQL. I would like to read books that will help to understand this area. Most often I find books that talk about one type of database (for example: relational databases) or about one specific database. I want to know about all types, their possible areas of application, etc. Please advise.

Answer 1

there is such a book (I haven’t read the book - I won’t tell you about the content) Seven databases in seven weeks. An introduction to modern...
You can see Fowler's Introduction to NoSQL

Answer 2

For a general understanding, it’s a good idea to start with this one, despite the name, there is an overview of many types of bases, and there it’s already detailed to smoke what is not clear.

Answer 3

- Homonenko A.D. Tsygankov V.M. Maltsev M.G. Database. Textbook for higher educational institutions. We read the section about design, the rest is outdated.
- Martin Greiber Understanding SQL

Answer 4

Database Systems: The Complete Book, available in Russian