I'm no expert, but here are my thoughts. Depends on what you're looking for. For XML in general, I've used the following links: - http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp <http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp> - http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/xml/index.html <http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/xml/index.html> For XML with respect to Oracle, I've used the following links: - http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=34&start=0 <http://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=34&start=0> (Read the FAQ, it's very helpful) - http://www.stanford.edu/dept/itss/docs/oracle/10g/appdev.101/b10790/xdb2 5loa.htm <http://www.stanford.edu/dept/itss/docs/oracle/10g/appdev.101/b10790/xdb 25loa.htm> (Loading XML Documents into Oracle DB) XML Documents need not be physically loaded into the database but can remain on external storage. In all honesty, I haven't had much luck with XML books other than the Oracle XML DB Developer's Guide. Good Luck, Steve... -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hameed, Amir Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:32 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: A book on XML Does anyone know a good book on XML for starters? Thanks Amir -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l