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Unlock the full potential of DuckDB with 'Getting Started with DuckDB,' your guide to mastering data analysis efficiently. By reading this book, you'll discover how to load, transform, and query data using DuckDB, leveraging its unique capabilities for processing large datasets. Gain hands-on experience with SQL, Python, and R to enhance your data science and engineering workflows. What this Book will help me do Effectively load and manage various types of data in DuckDB for seamless processing. Gain hands-on experience writing and optimizing SQL queries tailored for analytical tasks. Integrate DuckDB capabilities into Python and R workflows for streamlined data analysis. Understand DuckDB's optimizations and extensions for specialized data applications. Explore the broader ecosystem of data tools that complement DuckDB's capabilities. Author(s) Simon Aubury and Ned Letcher are seasoned experts in the field of data analytics and engineering. With extensive experience in using both SQL and programming languages like Python and R, they bring practical insights into the innovative uses of DuckDB. They have designed this book to provide a hands-on and approachable way to learn DuckDB, making complex concepts accessible. Who is it for? This book is well-suited for data analysts aiming to accelerate their data analysis workflows, data engineers looking for effective tools for data processing, and data scientists searching for a versatile library for scalable data manipulation. Prior exposure to SQL and programming in Python or R will be beneficial for readers to maximize their learning.