Pro MongoDB Development is a critical reference for anyone using MongoDB, a NoSQL database based on the BSON (binary JSON) document model. The book explores many aspects of implementing MongoDB in web applications, whether you are using Java, PHP, Ruby, and JavaScript. Noted expert Deepak Vohra walks you through accessing MongoDB databases with all these languages and working with various other technologies and databases. Vohra discusses using Java EE frameworks Kundera and Spring Data with MongoDB. You learn the nuts and bolts of migrating data from other NoSQL databases (Apache Cassandra and Couchbase) and from relational databases (Oracle Database). And, because NoSQL databases are commonly used with the Hadoop ecosystem, the book also covers using MongoDB with Apache Hive. Each chapter includes details about the software you need and hands on examples of working with MongoDB and these technologies so you know exactly what to do, whatever your MongoDB implementation requires. The target audience of the book is NoSQL database developers. Target audience includes Java, PHP and Ruby developers. The book is suitable for an intermediate level course in NoSQL database.
I had previously tried a different book on mdb but mongoose kind of got in the way in that resource. I only read Chapter 2 of this book, but it gave me a clear overview of the technology that I was missing. There is also a chapter on node but since the shell accepts JavaScript Helper methods, it builds on the specifics of what Chapter 2 completes. Would highly recommend a read.