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  <title><![CDATA[JavaScript: The Definitive Guide]]></title>
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  <date_added>Sun Aug 19 17:51:18 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 30 19:26:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has been on my shelf for five years.  I use it every week; I should probably know more by now but this book always has exactly what I need to jumpstart me through whatever brain-fart froze me up in the first place.<br/><br/>It has earned the nickname: <em>El Rhino Diablo!</em>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[geeks]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 18 11:43:52 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 18 11:44:26 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about JavaScript.  And a rhino on the cover for the kids.]]></body>
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    <review id="44664999">
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    <name><![CDATA[Josh]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seal Beach, CA]]></location>        
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 28 12:43:07 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 28 12:43:46 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[In the absence of a true standard, this book is as close as it gets. Has some nice sections on more esoteric topics like E4X, SVG, and Flash integration.]]></body>
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    <review id="40245626">
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    <name><![CDATA[Eustice]]></name>
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    <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 16 13:33:10 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 16 13:33:54 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i read this when i was homeless.  i didn't use any of the information until this month (12/08.)]]></body>
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    <review id="62873751">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jap]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Orem, UT]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 09 22:28:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 09 22:29:45 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i learned that these kinds of books are better off in digital format, for they go out of date FAST]]></body>
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    <review id="60603543">
  <user id="1080746">
    <name><![CDATA[Charles]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jun 21 23:33:34 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 21 23:35:03 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[More of a reference but a great resource and must own for anybody interested in JavaScript.]]></body>
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    <review id="48643102">
  <user id="2108141">
    <name><![CDATA[Wildpetals]]></name>
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    <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 08 18:28:41 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 08 18:29:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[not my favorite javascript book. has some useful stuff in it.]]></body>
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    <review id="40125515">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kjirou]]></name>
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Dec 14 22:24:07 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 14 22:25:21 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[なんちゃってJS使いからLVアップできる、悟りの書]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="35751225">
  <user id="1192135">
    <name><![CDATA[Adam]]></name>
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    <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Oct 20 06:56:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 20 06:56:39 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Anyone doing web development should have this book on their shelf.  It is a fantastic resource detailing every facet of the JavaScript language and the DOM.  Sure, you could find all of this information online through some Google searching, but it is very nice to have a single resource to turn to wh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35751225">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="2673989">
  <user id="154206">
    <name><![CDATA[Blake]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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    <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Jul 03 10:49:31 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 03 10:51:22 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I suffered under the delusion that this book belonged in the Western Canon, until I realized that I could not perform text searches on the contents nor cut and paste code from the pages. Still, it has good conceptual descriptions of how the language works.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2673989?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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    <review id="45497567">
  <user id="888689">
    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>        
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    <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Feb 05 15:18:25 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 14 16:06:56 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reading this for a class- so far, so good.  Not for bedtime reading though, you wont be able to stand it enough to not fall asleep. ]]></body>
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    <review id="28837985">
  <user id="1374721">
    <name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Old Town, FL]]></location>        
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    <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 30 21:30:36 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 30 21:31:16 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I keep hoping the book will prove useful to me, but it never seems to go into enough details about the things I need...]]></body>
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    <review id="51630100">
  <user id="2192991">
    <name><![CDATA[Arden]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Spring Green, WI]]></location>        
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    <rating>0</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun May 31 19:19:25 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 05 18:38:05 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 31 19:19:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is what I call a &quot;Cheesecake book&quot;. It is dense and rich with information. A great reference to have on hand.]]></body>
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    <review id="25517399">
  <user id="936546">
    <name><![CDATA[Subhasis]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[India]]></location>        
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    <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 26 00:14:05 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 05 09:08:51 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[totally recommended!!<br/>the best for javascript!!<br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" title=" JavaScript: The Definitive Guide"> JavaScript: The Definitive Guide</a><br/>]]></body>
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    <review id="3707389">
  <user id="230302">
    <name><![CDATA[Brenna]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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    <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat Jul 28 10:56:25 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 01 23:02:19 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent resource.  Would you expect anything less from O'Reilly?]]></body>
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    <review id="5941146">
  <user id="365121">
    <name><![CDATA[Eddie]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[everyone]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 09 09:44:38 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 09 10:23:31 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The only javascript book that a professional really needs.]]></body>
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    <review id="62916523">
  <user id="1322903">
    <name><![CDATA[Ramona]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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    <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 10 09:38:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 18 17:24:42 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was fine. typical coding book, O'Reilly is always good.]]></body>
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    <review id="26963449">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ed]]></name>
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  <date_added>Fri Jul 11 10:39:10 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 11 10:39:37 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Can one ever be &quot;finished&quot; reading this book?!?]]></body>
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    <review id="4721167">
  <user id="275999">
    <name><![CDATA[Justin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Brooklyn, NY]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Aug 17 22:15:12 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 17 22:15:53 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[helped me understand how the internet works]]></body>
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    <review id="38117008">
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    <body><![CDATA[Truly the definitive guide...]]></body>
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