Whether you need an example-driven programmer's guide or a complete desk reference Java Script: The Definitive Guide is the most authoritative book on the language that runs the Web. The sixth edition offers comprehensive coverage of ECMAScript 5 (the new language standard) & also the new APIs introduced in HTML5. The chapters on functions & classes have been completely rewritten & updated to match current best practices. A new chapter covers language extensions & subsets. Java Script: The Definitive Guide is organized into four sections: * Part 1: Learn the core Java Script language in detail -- ideal for newcomers as well as experienced Java Script programmers who want to sharpen their skills * Part 2: Understand the scripting environment provided by web browsers with broad & deep coverage of client-side Java Script illustrated by many sophisticated examples * Part 3: Get a complete reference for core Java Script that documents every class object constructor method function property & constant * Part 4: Consult a separate reference to client-side Java Script including legacy web browser APIs the standard Level 2 DOM API the XMLHttp Request object & the canvas tag ...

Most programming languages contain good & bad parts but Java Script has more than its share of the bad having been developed & released in a hurry before it could be refined. This authoritative book scrapes away these bad features to reveal a subset of Java Script that's more reliable readable & maintainable than the language as a whole-a subset you can use to create truly extensible & efficient code. Considered the Java Script expert by many people in the development community author Douglas Crockford identifies the abundance of good ideas that make Java Script an outstanding object-oriented programming language-ideas such as functions loose typing dynamic objects & an expressive object literal notation. Unfortunately these good ideas are mixed in with bad & downright awful ideas like a programming model based on global variables. When Java applets failed Java Script became the language of the Web by default making its popularity almost completely independent of its qualities as a programming language. In Java Script: The Good Parts Crockford finally digs through the steaming pile of good intentions & blunders to give you a detailed look at all the genuinely elegant parts of Java Script including: * Syntax * Objects * Functions * Inheritance * Arrays * Regular expressions * Methods * Style * Beautiful features The real beauty? As you move ahead with the subset of Java Script that this book presents you'll also sidestep the need to unlearn all the bad parts. Of course if you want to find out more about the bad parts & how to use them badly simply consult any other Java Script book. With Java Script: The Good Parts you'll discover a beautiful elegant lightweight & highly expressive language that lets you create effective code whether you're managing object libraries or just trying to get Ajax to run fast. If you develop sites or applications for the Web this book is an absolute must. ...

It was just another day in the life of a small Atlantic resort until the terror from the deep came to prey on unwary holiday makers. The first sign of trouble -- a warning of what was to come -- took the form of a young woman's body or what was left of it washed up on the long white stretch of beach.. .A summer of terror has begun. Peter Benchley's JAWS first appeared in 1974. It has sold over twenty million copies around the world creating a legend that refuses to die -- it's never safe to go back in the water.. .' Pick up Jaws before midnight read the first five pages & I guarantee you'll be putting it down breathless & stunned as dawn is breaking the next day' Daily Express ...

Peter Benchleys masterful novel of suspense has become a classic of modern fiction since it was first published in 1974. The story of the great white shark that threatens the peace of the small holiday resort of Amity on Long Island in upstate New York spawned one of the most iconic movies of the last 50 years & became a bestseller around the world. The simple but gruesome opening of the young girl being attacked while swimming by a shark only for her remains to turn up as the tide recedes begins a powerful story which examines the many simmering emotions that lie beneath the seemingly cosy face of the town & the relationships of the men & women affected by the threat to their livelihoods & their families. The novel spawned a number of copycats but Benchleys novel has never been surpassed. ...

Packed with previously unseen photographs & complete with a Foreword by Steven Spielberg Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard" is one of the most impressive behind the scenes books ever produced & is a must-have for the worldwide legions of " Jaws" fans who just can't get enough of the greatest action-adventure picture of all time. Warning: You're gonna need a bigger coffee table." ...

Fifteen tunes that reflect the breadth & diversity of jazz from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant & multicultural sounds of jazz today. Introduces an approach that encourages playing by ear. Contains sections for improvised solos with notated guideline pitches to get you started & background information including suggestions for further listening.

Includes:: a written-out piano score & a CD featuring playalong rhythm-section tracks & full performances recorded by top jazz musicians.

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This second edition will feature new anecdotes involving Benny Goodman Billy Taylor Jackie Gleason Duke Ellington Wynton Marsalis & many more as well as a new foreword by Crow. Read this somewhere where youre not afraid to be seen laughing out loud... Everyone should be able to find something to like in this rich collection."
- " Library Journal." "A scintillating omnium gathering of jazz talk."
- " Washington Post." " Guarantees up to a thousand laughs...recommended without reservation."
- " Los Angeles Times." " The intense sociological hothouse that was the jazz & commercial music world has cooled down greatly over the years but its important to have books like this to remind us how exciting & invigorating those days were... Dont let it slip by."
- " Allegro.""



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Vinyl mania. Jazz LP covers from the 1940s to 1990s. This volume features a broad selection of jazz record covers from the 1940s through the decline of LP production in the early 1990s. Each cover is accompanied by with a fact sheet listing performer & album name art director photographer illustrator year label & more. Special features for jazz lovers include a top-10 favorite records list by leading jazz Djs King Britt Michael Mc Fadden Gilles Peterson Andre Torres & Rainer Truby as well as interviews with legendary jazz personalities Rudy Van Gelder (sound engineer that recorded for many labels such as Blue Note Impulse! & Prestige) Creed Taylor (founder of many labels & one of the best jazz producers ever credited also for bringing bossa nova to the US & fusing it with jazz) Michael Cuscuna (Blue Note jazz producer & catalogue researcher responsible for its most successful re-editions) Bob Ciano (designer at the CTI Label founded in the 70s by Creed Taylor & one of the greatest cover designers ever) & Ashley Kahn (writer critic & journalist for jazz whose books include A Love Supreme" " Kind of Blue" & " The House That Trane Built")." ...

Includes: a list of more than 100 recordings for your jazz collection The fun & easy way to explore the world of jazz
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The Jazz Image: Masters of Jazz Photography" has been carefully culled by Lee Tanner the leading authority on jazz photography & photographers & covers more than four decades of performers. If music is an international language then jazz is the unofficial American ambassador to the world. These incredible images are both historical documents & cultural artifacts as they are simultaneously records of a period & works of art unto themselves. The photos Tanner has selected are iconic candid explosive & intimate
- together the book gives readers a unique look at jazz photography & America from 1935-65."
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