Smashing jQuery

True to the Smashing Magazine's promise, Smashing JavaScript smashes you with the information you need to make your life easier. Really.
By smashing you with practicable techniques, solutions, and examples that you can readily use in real-world applications, you'll gain a much fuller understanding of JavaScript and the jQuery library and how to use them to your advantage in enhancing your users' experience, in creating richer and more interactive web interfaces, and in minimizing the amount of code you have to write.
Inside, JavaScript expert and Smashing Magazine contributor Jacob Gube begins with an exploration of fundamental JavaScript and jQuery concepts such as Document Object Model (DOM) scripting, writing Unobtrusive JavaScript, and "Don't Repeat Yourself" (DRY) to gain a comprehensive understanding of these imperative modern techniques and best practices, as well as how jQuery enables you to adhere to these modern best practices with ease.
The succeeding chapters discuss aspecific part of jQuery development such as manipulating the DOM , working with Ajax, and adding slick animation effects through a tutorial-style learning approach that utilizes working examples to explore the concept.
The book caps off by discussing popular ways of extending the core jQuery library with plugins and building web interfaces using jQuery UI.