Наличие + подзапрос
select category, count(*) as number_of_books
from books
group by category
having count(*) > -- check the one whose count is STRICTLY greater then minimum
( select min (st.t) -- find the minimum of all categories
from
( select count(*) as t --find the count for all categories
from books
group by category
) st -- an alias to avoid parsing errors
)
Другой вариант, но с этим решением в случае экс-aequo удаляется только первая категория:
select select category, count(*) as number_of_books
from books
where category not in (select bb.category
from books bb
group by bb.category
order by count(*) asc
limit 1)
group by category