Programmers will want to read this book. It is the first and best Javascript reference book. This 6th edition is updated to cover HTML5. The 4th edition is also useful, and has a shorter queue of holds. 1000 pages.

When you are learning to program in Javascript, there are many opportunities and many pitfalls. This book will get you past the beginner level fast, and well into the intermediate level. It recommends the Aptana debugger and discusses jQuery at length. 400 pages.

Web app programmers will find this book really useful. 800 pages, well written, practical, with example code. Topics include:

• The Prototype framework: handling cross-browser events, manipulating common data functions, simplifying AJAX and dynamic data
• Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) library: using animation and drag and drop, building user interfaces with widgets, working with YUI CSS tools
• Ext JS framework: talking with the server, using dataviews and grids, dealing with form controls and validation
• The Dojo framework: manipulating the DOM, composing animators, deploying and expanding Dojo
• The MooTools framework: enhancing development with MooTools, building user interfaces and using animation

Programming with AJAX, XSLT, XPath, and XQuery. Well written, many examples, 400 pages.

This book seems to cover all the details of JavaScript, and is quite readable. The cover claims that it is for the beginner and the seasoned veteran, but the beginner would be better served by one of the other JavaScript books. The author recommends the use of libraries such as jQuery or Prototype, but they are brittle so you need to understand JavaScript.  The book shows how to use plug-ins such as Flash and Silverlight.  A heavy 950 pages.

There is little sense in coding raw Javascript when libraries like this are available. This book is an excellent introduction and user guide. 500 pages.

If your web app involves lots of javascript, then you probably should be using the jQuery library. This book is a very readable introduction. 300 pages.

This book is an excellent guide to programming web apps.  Flash, Flex, PHP, Ruby, AJAX, DB’s, CSS, DOM, RSS… A colorful cover that will wake you up, and 1350 pages!!

Microsoft has been making great strides in recent years, and many of us need to know how to use its tools. This book is a good way to keep up to date. Examples in ASP, C# and HTML. O’Reilly unfortunately gave us 1100 pages here; usually they condense a topic into fewer pages.

Here is a book with practical example code. 500 pages.