Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 unleashed

As usual, a quality book on the subject of MS SQL Servers by Sams. I would not be very happy to have to deal with this complex topic without it.

Call me old-fashioned, but when I pay for a book, and the table-of-contents shows there are 56 chapters, I get mad when the book only contains 41 chapters. That's bs!!

Perfect book for those that have a SQL background, but need a good overview and reference book for SQL 2008 and R2.I find the book a little hard to read, but it is great to look up questions as I transition from Developer to Administration role.