Books I follow...

Advanced SQL Functions in Oracle 10g - by Richard Walsh Earp Cost-Based Oracle Fundamentals - By Jonathan Lewis Effective Oracle by Design - by Thomas kyte Expert One on One Oracle - by Thomas kyte Expert Oracle - by Thomas kyte Expert Oracle Database Architecture Oracle Database 9i, 10g - Thomas Kyte Expert Oracle Database Architecture Oracle Database 9i, 10g, and 11g Programming Techniques and Solutions - Thomas Kyte Expert Oracle Practices Oracle Database Administration from the Oak Table High-Performance Oracle Database Applications - by Donald K. Burleson Mastering Oracle PL/SQL: Practical Solutions - by Connor McDonald Mastering Oracle Scheduler in Oracle 11g Databases - by Ronald Rood Mastering Oracle SQL and SQL*Plus - By LEX DE HAAN Optimizing Oracle Performance - By Cary Millsap Oracle Database 10g Performance Tuning Tips & Techniques - By Richard J. Niemiec Oracle Database 10g XML & SQL: Design, Build & Manage XML Applications in Java, C, C++ & PL/SQL - by Mark V. Scardina, Ben Chang and Jinyu Wang Oracle Database 10g: The Complete Reference - by Kevin Loney Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook - by Bob Bryla , Kevin Loney Oracle Database 11g New Features - Maximize the new capabilities of the Latest D atabase Release - by Robert G. Freeman Oracle Performance Tuning for 10gR2 - By Gavin Powell Oracle PL/SQL for DBAs By Steven Feuerstein, Arup Nanda Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide - By Jonathan Gennick Oracle Wait Interface: A Practical Guide to Performance Diagnostics & Tuning by Richmond Shee, Kirtikumar Deshpande and K Gopalakrishnan Oracle8i Internal Services for Waits, Latches, Locks, and Memory - by Steve Adam s Professional Oracle 8i Application Programming - By Thomas Kyte Secrets of the Oracle Database - By Norbert Debes Troubleshooting Oracle Performance - By Christian Antognini Tuning Third-party Vendor Oracle systems Tuning when you can't touch the code By Mike Ault Using Oracle SQL Stored Outlines & Optimizer Plan Stability - By Mike Ault