Stuart Books

I first used the "Student Companion" when I was a student at secondary school in the 1970s. Initially I was just trying to impress other students in debates by using big words that I read from the book but as I developed, I found the book as an excellent reference book on a diverse range of subjects such as English language, History, Geography and nature study, among others.

I have the latest revised copy of the book (1991 edition) which I sometimes refer to. I encourage my kids that are at secondary school to use it for general knowledge.

For a book that was written several decades ago but is still popular, I consider it as a timeless classic that every secondary school student should have in their library.

This small book is excellent. I got my first copy about 30 years ago and I currently use as a teaching aid. I recommend this book to all my English students and especially non-native instructors. An excellent book for all native and non-native speakers of the English language.

I USED THIS BOOK AS A CHILD AND THAT WAS THIRTY YEARS AGO, IT WAS A GREAT BOOK AND THE REVISED EDITION WHICH I BOUGHT AS A GIFT FOR A FRIEND IS STILL A GREAT BOOK. IT IS "THE STUDENTS' COMPANION".

Law students now have free or inexpensive access to online services offering cases and supporting documents. Big 100+ dollar leather-bound casebooks might as well go extinct (though the old-timers would never allow it) unless they can add some actual teaching to their reprints of information that is easily available elsewhere. This particular book is one of the few dealing with the esoteric subject of telecommunications law and policy, and the price is almost worth it because the authors actually seem to care whether students learn the deeper nuances of the topic, rather than just expecting you analyze case after case after case with no in-depth education on legal reasoning or the latest trends in industry.

In this book the cases are actually fairly rare and are supplemented fully with government agency documents from which new rules and laws are formulated (crucial background info that is rare to nonexistent in standard casebooks) and law review articles by experts in the telecommunications field, giving the student a robust non-judicial understanding of the factors involved in recent court decisions and government regulatory strategies. The subject matter is also comprehensive and presented in an order that makes sense and efficiently uses the space available. The key to this book's success are the frequent notes and questions that appear after cases, helping the student actually think about the dry legalese they just got finished reading (though the rhetorical "what if?" questions do get out of hand at times). Overall, this is a law school casebook that actually synthesizes the information presented in a way that helps the student, and not just a publisher whose idea of education is to charge monstrous prices for a never-ending list of reprinted cases. [~doomsdayer520~]

This book introduces basic concepts about how the government regulates broadcast television, radio, cable, telephone, and Internet service. It includes easy-to-read discussions and also excerpts of important documents and cases.

The book was written for use in law school classes, but it would be valuable to practicing attorneys as well as to managers at major telecommunications firms, especially those working to understand the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

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Benjamin, Lichtman, and Shelanski have written an excellent book on U.S. telecommunications law. The book provides a glimpse at the early history of U.S. radio telecommunications and brings the reader up to fairly recent developments. Explanations of the spectrum, arguments of why broadcast media have been regulated (children's tv, indecency, Fairness Doctrine, for example), selected court cases and FCC actions are provided. "Notes and questions" are provided at the end of segments within each chapter and help the reader anticipate issues addressed subsequently. The book is well written and the authors have an enjoyable sense of humor. While the book does give attention to the Internet, readers might want to supplement the book's coverage by reading Sharon Black's "Telecommunications Law in the Internet Age" published in 2002 by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.

This book is great.At first when I began reading it I thought it was strange that the author E.B. White had characters that were animals that could talk .Although it is not true that animals can talk, after I began reading the book more and concentrated hard I caught the excitement the characters created.
The book takes place on a very old farm.The characters were like real peolple but one of biggest stars in the book was a little spider called Charlotte.She gave all her friendship to a pig with a lot of courage and love that he needed.

This is one of the funniest books in the world. It's a 8-12 age book.I really like the part in Bosten. If you liked E. B. White's books you'll like this one.

I think The Trumpet of the swan was a great book! If I could I would read The Trumpet of the swan a 1000 times.I wish that I had the book I liked the part at the Ritz.The good part is when he can't speak.Was this book hard to write?This is a cool book.Have you ever wrote a 507 page book.If you did I would think it's hard to do.How many books have you wrote.I think You wrote a lot of books.I bet there great books.Have you ever been in a book contest.I would think you would win. Some day I will write a book.Is The Trumpet Of The Swan your best book?I like the part when Louis hits the two men and saved Serena from her wing geting cliped.What was his first book you wrote.Do you like swans.Is E.B.White still alive.We hope you are. Do you like reading books that you write? Your friend, Kirk and Thomas

Very good coverage of a difficult topic. Well written and easy to understand. A must if you are doing PLI work!

This book is a must have, if you are writing PLI applications for any Verilog simulator. If you don't need to do that, then, well the book isn't for you. If you do, the price is very cheap, considering the time savings you will realize.

This book brings clarity to the Verilog Programming Language Interface. The descriptions and examples shed new light on aspects of the PLI that had previously been murky. Stuart Sutherland has produced the definitive guide to all versions of the PLI. I highly recommend this book to all Verilog users who want to learn the PLI. The first time you use an example from the book, you will save hours compared to flipping through the IEEE manual.

this is a great book i love it and its very interesting! Great information and pricing !

This is perhaps Mr. Wells' best Star Wars book yet. It's cleverly modeled after a the type of field guide used by bird watchers. It's very small (five inches tall, four inches wide, and a little over one inch thick), and contains a great SAMPLE of full-color images on high-quality semi-gloss paper. For example, there is at least one sample images -- and usually even more -- of each card type from the original Star Wars action figure line (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Power of the Force, Droids, and Ewoks). There are also sample images of most of the new carded figures from the 1990s all the way up to 2004. And that's not all... There are sample images for dozens of other items, too! Vintage examples include loose figures, 12" figures, Topps trading cards, comic books, vehicles, playsets, lunchboxes, glasses, etc.. Newer items include Lego, Hallmark ornaments, and newer trading cards, comic books, etc..

That said, this book is NOT, nor was it designed to be, even close to 100% comprehensive with regard to images (it just gives you a sample image or two of each type of item so you will be able to identify something when you come across it). But, it DOES include fairly comprehensive lists of most items in most genres (both vintage and new), and a pretty reasonable price guide for each item it lists (I'm not a big fan of price guides, but the prices in this book are at least as good as any other I've seen).

It is not the best or most comprehensive Star Wars collectable book out there (if that's what you want, I recommend John Kellerman's Star Wars Vintage Action Figures: A Guide for Collectors). But, that book costs a lot more and you can't and wouldn't want to carry it around with you. This Star Wars Field Guide contains tons of photos and valuable information in a small, high-quality package.

This book is not as complete as "Tomart's Price Guide to Worldwide Star Wars Collectibles", but it is far more useful as a pure pricing guide than Beckett's "Official Price Guide to Star Wars Memorabilia". It's small (about 4" x 5") but contains over 500 pages, including 250 color photos.

The items are arranged clearly and logically into 20 categories, with brief but useful introductory paragraphs alerting you to important background about each category. A very handy pocket reference tool to carry with you when attending a trading convention, flea market, or anywhere else you're looking to buy or sell Star Wars memorabilia.

Jennie Wiley is a direct descendent of mine through Hezekiah Sellards and I have heard stories told about her. However, I never thought there was a book about her. Although I have not purchased the book yet I still rate it a 5 for obvious reasons.

I have a copy of this book that is copied off an old copy machine. I was so happy to find copies of the real book. I am also a very distant relative of Jenny Wiley. It will be great to pass these books on to family members. What a great find.

It has been quite a few years since I read this book. My grandmother owned it. I thought it was a very good book. It hit close to home to me, because Jennie Wiley is my seventh great-grandmother. Reading this book brought me close to my family history. I was able to learn more about how life was back then and the things that happened. I plan to buy my own copy, so that I can share the story with my children.

I have 2 teen daughters, ages 16 and 19. Each read this book seperately (one was at college). It was interesting that both received similiar ideas about connecting with God through reading Louis Giglio book. Both told me how excited they felt about serving Christ, giving to others, and sharing Jesus message in their everyday lives.

In his book, Wired: For a Life of Worship, dynamic author and speaker Louie Giglio offers teens a fresh look at a lifestyle of worship. Today's youth are searching for meaning, and they want to grow spiritually beyond the packaged church experience. Giglio believes God wants us to know Him intimately and to "live a life that's fully active, awakened to His great love."

In the same way Giglio's bestselling The Air I Breathe was a huge success, the writing in this edgy teen version leaps off the page. His book is divided into two sections: the first half introduces readers to the author's vision for true worship, followed by an interactive "30-Day Worship Journey" that takes readers through the book of Psalms.

The author defines worship as a "whole-life response to God's greatness and glory." You can tell he knows his audience well - the stories and anecdotes are hip and relevant for teens. He offers up-to-date examples to support his theory that worship is an active, ongoing process of walking out our love for our Savior, Jesus Christ.

This book is a powerful tool for youth workers and anyone seeking positive ways to raise up a new generation whose lives are wired for serving God. I wish this had been around when I was a teen. Wired is also perfect for dynamic small group discussion that will change lives and, ultimately, rock the world. - Heather Ivester, Christian Book Previews.com

There has been much confusion about the word 'worship' in evengelical culture. There is a tendency to think of worship as just being about music, a style of music and the fifteen minutes (more or less) before the sermon. We use phrases like 'the worship was really good this morning' or 'I prefer modern worship instead of the old hymns' etc. Much of the church is guilty of this compartmentalized way of thinking.

This book will shatter any misconceptions a reader may have about a) what worship is and b) how we worship. Louie Giglio builds a solid biblical foundation for the idea that worship is an attitude of the heart that bleeds into all of our life: how we think, how we live, how we rest, how we serve and our attitudes toward God and His gifts. Of course, there are implications about how this impacts our worship IN church--but it is more about how we worship God outside of the church.

Although written with a younger audience in mind, this book should be required reading for a Christian regardless of age and spiritual maturity. Many pastors and evangelical leaders should read this book--perhaps there would be great change in our churches and the petty arugments we get into about worship style and form of worship will finally end.

The book is interactive---there are questions and discussion sections that make it a great tool for group study. Giglio has done the church a great service in writing this much-needed book.

I really enjoyed this book. It was written by one of the top historians on the subject and it gives an overview of the witch trials in Europe and why they occurred. It is easy to read and informational.

THE PERIOD OF THE WITCH TRIALS is the 4th and last volume to be published in the six-volume series edited by Bengt Ankarloo and Stuart Clark `Witchcraft and Magic in Europe'. In some respects, I found this volume a small disappointment as it's thinner and less interesting than earlier volumes about `Biblical and Pagan' societies and `Ancient Greece and Rome' which relied heavily on archeological work. Still, the book contains first class scholarship and tells an important part of the total story. The volume includes several essays.

Part 1. "Witch Trials in Continental Europe" investigates the secular record of the "trials" legal and otherwise that took place in Germany, France and the Mediterranean. William Monter suggests that since the 16th Century, many scholars have attempted to understand and explain the "witch burnings" which racked Europe in early modern times. He suggests while it is incredibly difficult to decipher the "mind of a different age" it is impossible not to link the burnings in the 16th Century with major developments of the age including the Reformation, counter-Reformation, and various political changes.

Monter suggests a major criticism of Luther and Calvin regarding the church of Rome was that it tolerated "pagan" behavior. Early Christian theologians like Augustine linked the devil with witchcraft (from whom witches were thought to draw their power), but from the perspective of the reformers the church had not done an adequate job of acting on this information. The Catholic Church held that not believing in the devil was heresy and the church tried people for heresy--not witchcraft per se.

Monter compares the relative moderation of the tribunals of the Mediterranean Inquisitions with the secular jurisprudence of central, southern and western Europe. He says that during this period "diabolical witchcraft" became a criminal offense meaning an activity involving secular government. People were tried for witchcraft by secular governments but seldom executed. Monter suggests most of the witch burning took place in villages where neither the secular government or the church had absolute control, and these villages (both Protestant and Catholic) tended to be East of the Rhine.

Part 2. "Witch Trials in Northern Europe" covers the Netherlands, Scandinavia, UK, and Iceland. Expanding on Monter's essay, Ankarloo describes the judicial revolution that took place in the northern and western Europe. He suggests that during this period jurisprudence moved from an "accusatorial" to an "inquisitorial" position. The Humanist movement "enlightened" the judges who would not punish someone unless it could be shown that the accused had harmed another. Ankarloo also suggests that the notion that people burned for witchcraft were old crones is mistaken. At the early part of the witch burnings more men than women were executed and many of the victims of were children. In fact, the victims at Salem in the New World represent a good cross-section of who was executed for witchcraft in the latter part of the period.

Part 3. "Witchcraft and Magic in Early Modern Culture" is most interesting from my perspective. Stuart Clark explores the concept of magic in the early modern period and divides it into three categories. He says evidence exists that "popular" magic was practiced by many people from all walks of life and involved healing and love potions and charms and curses. Another type of magic was "demonology" which the church connected to the power of the devil. The third category was "intellectual magic" which interested Francis Bacon and others associated with Renaissance thinking.

Clark includes a discussion about conflicting views concerning the connection between intellectual magic and the scientific revolution. He then goes onto discuss the politics of witchcraft, including the connection between magic and the exercise of power. Queen Elizabeth and other rulers of the age understood how magic could be used to support the concept of divine right, a notion salient in Europe until recently. The last essay alone is worth the price of the book.

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Bengt Ankarloo and Stuart Clark, Witchcraft And Magic In Europe: The Period Of The Witch Trials is a scholarly examination and analysis of supernatural beliefs in Europe with an especial focus on the prosecutions for the crime of witchcraft, which were most frequent during the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. Examining witch hunts, methods of torture, historical incidents, and how beliefs in witchcraft, magic, and demonology affected European culture, Witchcraft And Magic In Europe is an informed and informative amalgamation of history and interpretation. Also very highly recommended are the University of Pennsylvania Press companion titles: Witchcraft And Magic In Europe: Biblical And Pagan Societies; Witchcraft And Magic In Europe: Ancient Greece And Rome; Witchcraft And Magic In Europe: The Middle Ages; Witchcraft And Magic In Europe: The Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries; and Witchcraft And Magic In Europe: The Twentieth Century.

I have read hundreds of novels over the years and this is absolutely one of my favorites. Fabulous, exciting story with characters you grow to love! I wish Ms. Stuart was still writing. I have read all of her books and they are all excellent, but this is my favorite by far. Also great- Heartstorm by the same author. BUY THEM BOTH TODAY!!

a very good book on scotland in the medievil times . a story of two clans and the difficult times ,jonet maxwell is a lonly but lovely girl lost in choas of danger and made more difficult when she meets her uncle's most dangerous enemy alexander hepburn who holds her hostage but falls in love ,but still try's to clear his father's name. they become allies of a dangerous truce.

I have to say that this book was really entertaining. I can't stop to read it over and over again. The story is about Jonet Maxwell, a heiress, that becomes involved in a sensual adventure when she mets up with Alexander Hepburn, the sexy revengeful spy. Jonet was looking for her uncle that had been accused of treason. The Douglasses(bad guys) came to their land and prisoned her. She escaped to find herself imprisoned into another jail. Love. Alex had a conflict w/ Jonet's uncle, a long time ago and seeks revenge and tries to use her for his own purposses. But at the end he regrets everything and let himself light up again by the green-eyed lass that stole his heart. If you want action, adventure, romance, sensuality, and drama you just found the perfect book. You'll keep reading it over and over again like me.

Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries - despite its lengthy title, is a succinct glimpse into the world of JavaScript programming. Primarily written by developer extraordinaire Jonathan Snook, this book also includes contributions from a veritable who's-who of the JS world: Aaron Gustafson, Stuart Langridge, and Dan Webb. They cover a myriad of topics, including object oriented programming, DOM traversal, and popular libraries:

* Dojo
* Ext
* jQuery
* Mootools
* Prototype
* Scriptaculous
* YUI

The book starts off at a reasonable pace, explaining a brief history of how JavaScript came to be, debunking some of the myths around its viability, and showing some of the differences in implementation between HTML and XHTML. Namely, the use of CDATA for inline scripts. Snook also clarifies the meaning of Ajax, which originally stood for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML," but has since come to encompass any asynchronous browser - server interaction.

Another topic covered by Snook is that of code maintainability and debugging. While JavaScript comprises one-third of the "holy trinity" (HTML, CSS, JS) of web development, the W3C only offers validation services for the first two. As one transitions from a code savvy designer who can do HTML and CSS, it can be somewhat confusing, left to one's own devices to learn JS.

Luckily, there are plenty of tools available, but one has to look beyond the W3C to find them. Such helpful allies are the Firebug and Web Developer extensions for Firefox, and JSLint - an irreplaceable JS code verifier that offers a variety of strictness and integrity settings. Snook explains how to use these to your advantage, using console.log to catch errors in Firebug, and writing well structured code that passes minification and obfuscation.

Snook explains the importance of taking a wholistic approach to web development, treating HTML and CSS with due respect, ensuring semantics in markup and steering clear of using JS presentational purposes that would be better handled in a stylesheet. He also explains the concepts of nodes as they appear in a page by showing them in a tree structured chart. For instance, a tag is a node, but so is the sum total of the text inside it. As a general rule of thumb, all tags are nodes, but so are their non-tag contents. This is important to remember when attempting to manipulate the DOM via cloneNode.

Another tricky concept, which is handled differently depending on the browser, is event bubbling. Despite the name, this has nothing to do with socializing and everything to do with the way actions are triggered in a browser. Snook explains how this can be used to one's advantage, by assigning an event listener to a containing element, such as a UL, and when it is clicked, checking if the click originated from a particular child element, such as a link within a LI with a certain class. Now you are cooking with fire, because you can build out complex menu systems.

After laying a solid foundation of teaching the fundamentals, the book moves on to the juicier parts - using libraries. Snook cautions against jumping straight into using a library without understanding the nuances of what is happening "under the hood," because if you ever need to debug at a core level, you're stuck.

That being said, in chapter 5 he shows how to do some complex data exchange, mimicking a desktop environment, mentioning how this could be enhanced by Prototype, YUI or jQuery. Chapter 6 is all about doing the really cool stuff - adding visual motion to your pages. Snook shows how to achieve identical tweening effects with Scriptcaculous, jQuery and Mootools.

In chapter 7, Stuart Langridge takes the helm, and explains how to write your own custom form validation. Let me just say from experience that this is typically the best way to go, because the business requirements around what constitutes a valid form entry can often get pretty hairy. For me, it is usually easier to write this by hand, with the help of a library, rather than try to find a one size fits all plugin. Langridge shows how to do this on both the server side, via PHP as well as in the browser using JS. It should be noted that whether or not you're doing client-side validation, server-side is a must-have (JS can be switched off, PHP can't).

In chapter 8, Aaron Gustafson shows how to build an incredibly slick FAQ page, using JS to create an accordion style menu system. He does it in such a way that if JS is unavailable, the it reverts back to a standard page. This notion of adding functionality is called progressive enhancement whereas orchestrating an acceptably elegant fall-back scenario is termed graceful degradation.

For those familiar with Ruby on Rails, chapter 9 is for you. Dan Webb goes step by step, showing how to build a dynamic Ajax drive help system. He uses Prototype for some of the heavy lifting of data processing, and his own custom extensions dubbed Low Pro to assist in making his code unobtrusive. With the core functionality in place, he uses Moo.fx to add in animations.

Aside: The aforementioned Mootools is a full library which had its origins in Moo.fx. Mootools and Prototype both include core DOM functions, and can be considered mutually exclusive. However, if you want the animation style and syntax of Mootools, and area already using the base of Prototype, Moo.fx is a nice add-on. Likewise, Moo.fx and Scriptaculous are mutually exclusive.

Well, that wraps up my review. Hopefully it has encouraged you to dig in further to this well written book. The people involved definitely know their stuff, and the topics covered are highly relevant to the fast pace of web development today.

Accelerated DOM Scripting, Ajax, APIs, and Libraries by Jonathan Snook, Aaron Gustafson, Stuart Langridge, and Dan Webb is not just another book on DOM scripting. There are many excellent DOM scripting and JavaScript books available to us as developers. Some are thorough explanations of JavaScript with a little bit about the DOM, while others are full blown books on the subject of DOM scripting. This book takes a slightly different direction discussing DOM scripting in light of Ajax, the array of APIs available, and the many libraries available that help us rapidly develop our applications. Upon hearing of the arrival of this book, I was worried that it might be something that would be considered obsolete the week after it was published due to the rapid rate of change in libraries and APIs. After reading this book, that worry was put to rest as each of the authors did an excellent job of digging into the guts of the libraries, exposing how things are done, how you could do it yourself, and how a library could be of assistance to you.

Contents
Chapter 1 starts us off with an explanation of the state of JavaScript. JavaScript has been abused heavily in the past, and due to this abuse and its inconsistencies - many developers chose to shy away. However, this is no longer the case. Along with explaining the state of JavaScript, we get to look at ways to manage our JavaScript code as well as debug our code. This gives us the tools we need as we begin development throughout the rest of the chapters.

Chapter 2 dives into HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Often referred to as the trinity of front-end development, it is valuable for you to understand the purpose of each, and how they interact with one another. The basics of each are discussed, and then we move to the DOM and find out how we can use semantic markup and meaningful CSS to create the necessary hooks for our JavaScript to interact. Topics such as traversing, reading, and writing to the DOM, handling attributes, detecting browser support, and handling events are all discussed. This chapter builds from previous chapter, and prepares us as we move on to the following chapters.

Chapter 3 tackles the sometimes tough subject of object oriented programming. Depending on your background and experience in programming, the idea of OOP may seem foreign to you. However, the author does an incredible job of highlighting the benefits, formatting, and examples throughout the entire chapter. Some of the benefits discussed are: Namespaces, closures, and encapsulation. To me, this chapter was one of the most valuable in the entire book as it helps you to understand the programming at the core of the libraries that are discussed. Knowing what is going on under the hood is extremely important as you develop and troubleshoot your code.

Chapter 4 moves us to the discussion of the available libraries. As I stated earlier, I was concerned that this book would quickly become stale due to the change and development of libraries. I couldn't have been more wrong. This chapter doesn't just show you the libraries and move on. This chapter teaches you how the libraries work, how you can develop within the libraries, and explains the benefits of using libraries. It teaches you what takes place under the hood for so many different aspects. Along with teaching these things, the author gives you some tips as you are searching and selecting a JavaScript library to work with, something invaluable as there are many options to choose from.

Chapter 5 moves into the world of Ajax and Data Exchange. This chapter discusses all of the nuances of Ajax. These are the important things that need to be addressed before you start implementing Ajax in your applications. Understanding the data formats that are returned. Understanding the HTTP codes. Understanding the different ActiveX Objects. Understanding how to prepare for and handle failure. All of these things are very important as you use Ajax. After you learn what is going on under the hood and how to put the pieces together, the author shows you how libraries can help you in the process.

Chapter 6 discusses Animation, what most people think of when they hear Ajax. As with the previous chapter, you start off by building a simple animation object, then look to see what the libraries have to offer.

Chapter 7 takes us into form validation with JavaScript. All validation should first take place on the server side, then use the client-side to enhance the user experience. The tricky part comes when you find yourself maintaining two validation codebases, one in a server-side language and one in JavaScript. This chapter brings both of these worlds together and allows you to specify your validation rules in one place, sharing your server-side code with the client-side. This makes the validation process much easier and expandable. If you ever want to add or remove validation rules, you can do it in one spot and both the server-side and client-side will follow suit. As with the previous chapters, we first build our example from scratch so we understand the core, then we see how libraries can help us in the process.

Chapter 8 is a case study in building a FAQ system. This chapter walks through the process of creating a usable, accessible, and progressively enhanced FAQ system. This case study builds the semantic HTML, the necessary CSS hooks, and uses the necessary JavaScript to achieve our tasks. The process is extremely thorough as each and every piece is tackled and dissected in the building process. This case study is an excellent tutorial in using all of the building blocks we have discussed up to this point.

Chapter 9 is another case study that walks us through the process of building a dynamic help system. This current example utilizes the Ruby on Rails framework to build the application. The first part of this case study spends important time in planning and preparation. This is important in any application that uses progressive enhancement. As the author points out, this chapter starts with a solid base of semantic HTML, and then builds the CSS and JavaScript on top where necessary. The planning is in place, the foundation is established, and the hooks are in place. As with the previous case study, this chapter does an excellent job of diving in and showing you all of the little details necessary to put an application together.

Conclusion
This book went beyond my initial expectations. It is geared more towards someone who already has a good understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. If you are looking for a book to teach you JavaScript, then this is not it. This book will help you take your understanding of JavaScript to the next level, and help you grasp what is going on at the core of your library of choice. This is especially important when you have to troubleshoot a piece of JavaScript, or you have to extend something to fit your needs. This book doesn't simply leave you with an explanation of libraries, but teaches you where libraries are helpful, and how you can fully understand what the libraries have to offer. JavaScript is not evil. JavaScript libraries are not evil. This book will show you how to make proper use of the tools available to you.