>>Does anyone have a recommendation for a book that's particularly comprehensive
>>and useful?
>
>Well, it's not a book, but Andy Kramek has been doing a lot with Oracle, if I understand correctly -- you might want to pop over to http://forums.compuserve.com/vlforums/default.asp?SRV=MSDevApps and ask him there, instead of waiting for him to swing by here again.

I am working through "Oracle PS/SQL Programming" published by O'Reilly. If you are looking at programming in PL/SQL I highly recommend this book. If you are looking at the DBA aspect then "Oracle: The Complete Reference" by Oracle Press has proved very valuable.

HTH,
George