25 Best SQL Server Books

Expert Scripting and Automation for SQL Server DBAs

by Peter A. Carter

Microsoft SQL Server 2019

A Beginner's Guide

by Dusan Petkovic

Murach's SQL Server 2019 for Developers

by Joel Murach

Securing SQL Server

Protecting Your Database from Attackers

by Denny Cherry

Troubleshooting SQL Server

A Guide for the Accidental DBA

by Jonathan Kehayias

Applied Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

by Teo Lachev

Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2016

by Brian Larson

Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012

by Jason Strate

High Performance SQL Server

The Go Faster Book

by Benjamin Nevarez

Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014

by Ross Mistry

Learn SQL Server Administration in a Month of Lunches

Covers Microsoft SQL Server 2005-2014

by Don Jones

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Internals

by Kalen Delaney

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Fundamentals

by Itzik Ben-Gan

Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes

Sams Teach Yourself

by Ben Forta

Pro SQL Server Internals

by Dmitri Korotkevitch

Professional SQL Server 2012 Internals and Troubleshooting

by Christian Bolton

SQL Cookbook

Query Solutions and Techniques for Database Developers

by Anthony Molinaro

SQL Practice Problems

57 Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Challenges for you to Solve Using a "Learn-by-Doing" Approach

by Sylvia Moestl Vasilik

SQL QuickStart Guide

The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Managing, Analyzing, and Manipulating Data With SQL

by Walter Shields

SQL Server 2008 Administration in Action

by Rod Colledge

SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook

by Dinesh Priyankara

SQL Server Execution Plans

by Grant Fritchey

SQL Server Internals

In-Memory Oltp

by Kalen Delaney

SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

by David Dye

T-SQL Fundamentals

by Itzik Ben-Gan