from the back cover: " C Database Development: Learn how to use all the tools needed for writing C database programs, including a library of database management functions. Master C database development by using helpful programs and utility functions. Discover how to use the ANSI standard C language to design and develop programs that manage information in a database. Obtain the knowlege to apply the standard C language in defining a relational database and implementing the programs needed to process that data. Acquire the understanding of data structures and how to use them."