Thispaperreviewsthreerecentbooksondataminingwrittenfromthreedifferentperspectives,i.e.,databases,machinelearning,andstatistics.Althoughtheexplorationinthispaperissuggestiveinsteadofconclusive,itrevealsthatbesidessomecommonproperties,differentperspectiveslaystrongemphasesondifferentaspects