RE: Good Beginner Oracle book recommendations:

A hearty second to both these books (though the Tuning Book is definitely something to look at later).
DBA 101 is perfect for where you are now.

I've finally gotten my copy of Tuning 101 and am breaking the spine to have it open on my desk. I snatch the opportunity to read pages in between phone calls and e-mails. Once things calm down (ha!) I intend to implement a thorough performance review of all our Oracle databases using that book. I'm really looking forward to it (in fact, the prospect of being able to do it is one of the few things keeping me here at the moment).

Jay Miller

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>Oracle DBA 101 by Marlene Theriault, Rachel Carmichael, and
>James Viscusi.
>
>That is what I started with and it was a great source. Also, you will
>notice that some of these authors participate on this list.

Peter,

May I add 'Oracle Tuning 101 by Gaja Vaidyanatha and Kirti Deshpande' to your list when you progress upward (you will!) after DBA 101. The authors of this book are on this list too. In short, it will set you along the correct path right in the beginning as far as understanding and resolving performance issues as it deals very well with myths and incorrect information

All the best!
John Kanagaraj

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