This is a very good reference book. The class database (Mountain Animal Hospital) is used in this book to illustrate all MS Access features. This book is for absolute beginners to get started, but also for intermediate users to refer to whenever a question/problem arises. It is written using a simple language, it becomes more technical towards the end. Contains a CD with the database and other useful Access materials.

The previous version of the Access 2000 Bible. Still very useful, most of the new Version 2000 features are not noticeable towards the end of the book. It may be cheaper now since it is "outdated".

This book covers the more theoretical aspects of relational database concepts. It is for someone who wants to gain more background knowledge of designing a database as well as programming databases.

This a great book for someone who outlived the Bible book (see above). This book is a continuation of the Access Bible. It covers in-depth macros and Visual Basic for Application (VBA).

An absolute must for the advanced/serious Access developer. A great book with lots of resources for developing great applications. Also covered is Client/Server architecture, windows API calls, etc.

This is a fast-paced book. It covers MS Access from the beginning up to programming in VBA, deploying an application, and several advanced capabilities.

This is a very comprehensive book. This book is designed for the advanced programmer, and it covers in particular the changes to development environment, such as ADO versus DAO, and using ADP versus MDB.