Murach's ADO.NET 4 Database Programming with C# 2010

If you know the basics of C#, this book will have you using ADO.NET to develop full-featured database applications as quickly as possible. It covers all the crucial ADO.NET skills for both Windows and web applications, including (among other things) a short database primer for beginners, data tools that let you bind data to controls to save you hours of coding, SQL queries, database classes for 3-layer applications, XML handling, LINQ to SQL querying, database handling with LINQ to Entities under the Entity Framework, and the most practical coverage of Visual Studio's reporting tools that we've seen.