"The Book of JavaScript presents the next level in Java efficiency and is a recommendation for any Java programmer or computer library reference section."
—The Midwest Book Review, April, 2008 (Read more)

"Anyone who wishes to learn JavaScript in a practical and relaxed way, by reading clearly explained sample projects and their code, should be well pleased with The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition."
—Slashdot, March 7, 2008 (Read more)

"A worthy successor to the first edition. By the time the reader is finished with this text, he will be well experienced in the use of JavaScript. The book is current and introduces AJAX without making it the "bait" that is supposed to attract the reader to the text. There are plenty of fine publications written on JavaScript on the market, but I consider Thau's work among the best."
—Linux Magazine, March 2008 (Read More)

thau!, author of The Book of JavaScript interviewed in Java Developer's Journal, February 27, 2008

"Presented in an entertaining, practical format... it will remain as a valuable reference on my bookshelf."
—OS News, February 21, 2008 (Read More)

"Dave Thau has knocked another one out of the park... every topic is well written and covered in-depth... If you are new to JavaScript, if you want to refresh skills, The Book Of JavaScript is a great place to get you up to speed."
—Blogcritics, January 20, 2008 (Read More)

"Provides the basics in a fashion that any embedded developer will appreciate . . . covers all of the important details. If you want to get your feet wet with JavaScript and AJAX, then this is the book for you."
—Electronic Design, January 16, 2008 (Read more)

Sample chapter featured in this newsletter
—Java Insight, December 13, 2006 (Read more)

Excerpt of Chapter 6, Writing Your Own JavaScript Functions
—HTMLGoodies.com (Read more)

"Thau! has been demonstrating his JavaScript wisdom since before it was cool. Now, this new edition of his classic text makes JavaScript wizardry more accessible than ever for experts and beginners alike."
—Jesse James Garrett, creator of the term "Ajax" and author of The Elements of User Experience

"The fastest way to killer JavaScript chops!"
—Stewart Butterfield, Co-Founder, Flickr.com

"The new version of The Book of JavaScript offers the same elegant simplicity, but now includes the whiz-bang popular advances like working with the DOM and AJAX."
—Ted Rheingold, Top Dog, Dogster, Inc. (Dogster.com and Catster.com)

"A truly awesome book for both people totally new to JavaScript, as well as seasoned and cynical web programmers."
—Luke's Blog (Interaction Designer at Six Apart for Movable Type), December 19, 2006 (Read more)

Sample chapter posted
—Tech Republic, December 2006 (Read more)

Sample chapter posted; link was included in the Web Design & Development Insight and Java Insight newsletters
—FTP Online, December 2006 (Read more)

Chapter excerpt posted, first in series.
—HTMLGoodies, December 2006 (Read more)

"Holy cow -- this book is amazingly comprehensive."
—Wired News, December 6, 2006 (Read more)