Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming

"Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming" "Functional JavaScript: Introducing Functional Programming with Underscore.js" "Professional JavaScript for Web Developers" [edited to add more books]

Eloquent Javascript : A Modern Introduction to Programming by Marijn Haverbeke http://eloquentjavascript.net Imho, the first chapter is a must-read for anyone in the industry, even and maybe especially if not a developer. "When a program works, it is beautiful. The art of programming is the skill of controlling complexity. The great program is subdued, made simple in its complexity." ... and also, maybe not as "mindblowing" as Eloquent Javascript, but really good for diving deep in a low-level land (yet made very accessible in this book) that is probably overlooked by most of us when optimizing a web app for speed : High-Performance Browser Networking by Ilya Grigorik http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000545/index.ht... (http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000545/index.html)