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As such, that is what lead me to this book. I was hoping the cookbook format would give me some fresh ideas on doing some simple js/dhtml work and it most definitively delivered.

Perhaps the most valuable parts of this book for me were the aspects of working on the DOM. Additionally, I always enjoy reading different
techniques for dealing with client-side form validation.

To me the coverage on loading dynamic data/ajax was good, but I still think that when entering into that realm of JS, it is usually time to
deploy one of the libraries I mentioned earlier.

All in all this has become a valuable resource that I often refer to during my daily work. I would recommend this book for those looking for the cookbook approach... those looking for a pure JS book/primer, check the title by the same author.