Head First jQuery
I am big fan of Head first series, having already read couple of there best titles like Head first design pattern, I didn't take me long to purchase my first jQuery book, Head First jQuery and as always I am pretty satisfied. There are lot of good things about this book, but one thing which differentiate this jQuery book with others is quality of exercise. Head first examples are more like real life projects than a trivial example from no where, you feel doing real work, while following this jQuery book. Apart from that, they also provides code including HTML and CSS and promotes best practices around structuring your HTML documents and Cascading style sheets. Another worth mentioning thing about this jQuery book is focusing on most important details and bringing them forward, if you are in hurry, then this is the book to follow. You will also find lots of puzzles, interesting questions, fireside talk (simply fantastic for comparative learning) and usual head first ways to teach concepts. In short a must read jQuery book for any beginner, which is familiar with HTML, CSS and bit of JavaScript. If you are completely new in web development and not very confident with HTML, CSS or JavaScript then you can also take a look Head First HTML and CSS and Head First JavaScript, completely worth of money. I think you might also get a discounted offer, if you buy more than one books on Amazon.
jQuery in Action - Manning
Similar to head first series, another series which I like is Manning "Action" series, they have published several best selling titles under this series and "jQuery in Action, Second Edition" is one of them. I read this book because of there authors Bear Bibeault and Yehuda Katz, which are real jQuery and JavaScript experts and knows subtle details of both. Yehuda Katz has been contributing to jQuery and heading up there plug-in development team, while Bear Bibeault is very senior in the area of web application development and already co-author books like Ajax in Practice. This jQuery book is really good for both beginners and developer with some experience, it's well structured with lots of useful examples, which are easy to follow. One of thing, which I personally like is there explanation of jQuery Event handling and how that works internally using JavaScript. They have also done a good job on explaining, how jQuery can be used to Crete web pages, which can handle cross browser compatibility issues. In short, one of the best jQuery book in the market.
Learning jQuery Third Edition
"Learning jQuery 1.3 : Better Interaction Design and Web Development with Simple JavaScript Techniques" By Karl Swedberg and Jonathan Chaffer is another good jQuery books for beginners. This book teach jQuery in really nice ways, building on your previous experience and knowledge, there contextual examples and explanation, makes it easy to learn and comprehend jQuery functions. Though this book assumes, you should have a fair knowledge of HTML and CSS, and comfortable with the syntax of JavaScript, no knowledge of jQuery is assumed, which is what works in beginners favors. I wouldn't say a must read jQuery book, if you have already read previous two books, but if you connect with this book, after reading sample chapters, than it's worth buying.
jQuery Cookbook
jQuery Cookbook: Solutions & Examples for jQuery Developers by Cody Lindley is an ideal book for both jQuery beginners and JavaScript experts alike. It's a cookbook, which starts with fundamentals and then explores more practical uses cases with tested solution and using best practices to overcome common web development issues. Like Head First and "Action" series, Cookbook series from O'Reilly is also a popular series and can be a valuable addition to any web developer's bookshelf. Since jQuery cookbook is written to accommodate common problems and there tried and tested solution, three is good chance that you will find solution of your practical problems there. In short, if you like cookbooks and enjoy reading them, than this is one of the best jQuery book for you.
jQuery: Novice to Ninja
jQuery:Novice to Ninja By Earle Castledine and Craig Sharkie is a comprehensive jQuery book of 480 pages. First Edition of this book was hugely popular and now Second Edition is also available. I haven't read this book completely, but whatever I read, I found them really interesting. This books mixes JavaScript best practices and explains subtle details with ease. This also presents lots of advanced stuff including jQuery plug-ins, which is good, once you are familiar with basics. Overall, I suggest reading couple of sample chapters and if you connect with this book, than consider buying it. By the way don't god with title, from novice to Ninja, don't expect to become master of jQuery by just reading this book :), you need to lot of jQuery coding, before coming close to efficiently use them.
I am big fan of Head first series, having already read couple of there best titles like Head first design pattern, I didn't take me long to purchase my first jQuery book, Head First jQuery and as always I am pretty satisfied. There are lot of good things about this book, but one thing which differentiate this jQuery book with others is quality of exercise. Head first examples are more like real life projects than a trivial example from no where, you feel doing real work, while following this jQuery book. Apart from that, they also provides code including HTML and CSS and promotes best practices around structuring your HTML documents and Cascading style sheets. Another worth mentioning thing about this jQuery book is focusing on most important details and bringing them forward, if you are in hurry, then this is the book to follow. You will also find lots of puzzles, interesting questions, fireside talk (simply fantastic for comparative learning) and usual head first ways to teach concepts. In short a must read jQuery book for any beginner, which is familiar with HTML, CSS and bit of JavaScript. If you are completely new in web development and not very confident with HTML, CSS or JavaScript then you can also take a look Head First HTML and CSS and Head First JavaScript, completely worth of money. I think you might also get a discounted offer, if you buy more than one books on Amazon.
jQuery in Action - Manning
Similar to head first series, another series which I like is Manning "Action" series, they have published several best selling titles under this series and "jQuery in Action, Second Edition" is one of them. I read this book because of there authors Bear Bibeault and Yehuda Katz, which are real jQuery and JavaScript experts and knows subtle details of both. Yehuda Katz has been contributing to jQuery and heading up there plug-in development team, while Bear Bibeault is very senior in the area of web application development and already co-author books like Ajax in Practice. This jQuery book is really good for both beginners and developer with some experience, it's well structured with lots of useful examples, which are easy to follow. One of thing, which I personally like is there explanation of jQuery Event handling and how that works internally using JavaScript. They have also done a good job on explaining, how jQuery can be used to Crete web pages, which can handle cross browser compatibility issues. In short, one of the best jQuery book in the market.
Learning jQuery Third Edition
"Learning jQuery 1.3 : Better Interaction Design and Web Development with Simple JavaScript Techniques" By Karl Swedberg and Jonathan Chaffer is another good jQuery books for beginners. This book teach jQuery in really nice ways, building on your previous experience and knowledge, there contextual examples and explanation, makes it easy to learn and comprehend jQuery functions. Though this book assumes, you should have a fair knowledge of HTML and CSS, and comfortable with the syntax of JavaScript, no knowledge of jQuery is assumed, which is what works in beginners favors. I wouldn't say a must read jQuery book, if you have already read previous two books, but if you connect with this book, after reading sample chapters, than it's worth buying.
jQuery Cookbook
jQuery Cookbook: Solutions & Examples for jQuery Developers by Cody Lindley is an ideal book for both jQuery beginners and JavaScript experts alike. It's a cookbook, which starts with fundamentals and then explores more practical uses cases with tested solution and using best practices to overcome common web development issues. Like Head First and "Action" series, Cookbook series from O'Reilly is also a popular series and can be a valuable addition to any web developer's bookshelf. Since jQuery cookbook is written to accommodate common problems and there tried and tested solution, three is good chance that you will find solution of your practical problems there. In short, if you like cookbooks and enjoy reading them, than this is one of the best jQuery book for you.
jQuery: Novice to Ninja
jQuery:Novice to Ninja By Earle Castledine and Craig Sharkie is a comprehensive jQuery book of 480 pages. First Edition of this book was hugely popular and now Second Edition is also available. I haven't read this book completely, but whatever I read, I found them really interesting. This books mixes JavaScript best practices and explains subtle details with ease. This also presents lots of advanced stuff including jQuery plug-ins, which is good, once you are familiar with basics. Overall, I suggest reading couple of sample chapters and if you connect with this book, than consider buying it. By the way don't god with title, from novice to Ninja, don't expect to become master of jQuery by just reading this book :), you need to lot of jQuery coding, before coming close to efficiently use them.
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