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to Amazon.com. I read each book thoroughly, and cross-reference its content to the others
I've received. What this means is that when you buy a book from me, you'll be getting the
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Flash 5 Book Reviews, in no particular order
•  Foundation
Flash 5 by Sham Bhangal, Amanda Farr, and Patrick Rey
(Most Recommended)
• Foundation
Actionscript by Sham Bhangal (Most Recommended)
• Complete Idiot’s
Guide to Macromedia Flash 5 by David Karlins
• Flash 5 Advanced for
Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide
• Flash 5 for Windows and
Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide by Katherine Ulrich
• Flash 5 Magic
by Scott J. Hamlin and David Emberton
• Flash 5! Creative Web
Animation by Derek Franklin and Brooks Patton
• Flash Web Design: The v5
Remix by Hillman Curtis
• How to Use Macromedia
Flash 5 by Denise Tyler
• SAMS Teach Yourself
Macromedia Flash 5 in 24 Hours by Phillip Kerman
Other Flash 5 Books
• Actionscript:
The Definitive Guide by Colin Moock
• Instant Flash 5
by Jim Caldwell and Samuel Wan
• Inside Flash
by Jody Keating & Fig Leaf Software
• Flash
Deconstruction: The Process, Design and ActionScript of Juxt Interactive
by Todd Purgason
• Flash
ActionScript for Designers: Drag, Slide, Fade by Brendan Dawes
• Actionscripting
in Flash by Philip Kerman
• New Masters of
Flash 2002 (over a dozen authors)
• Flash XML
StudioLab by Ian Tindale, Paul MacDonald, and James Rowley
• Rich Media:
Video and Sound in Flash (over a dozen authors)
Other Flash 5 Books
• Flash 5 Bible
by Robert Reinhardt and Jon Warren Lentz
• Essential Flash
5 for Web Professionals by Lynn Kyle
• Flash 5 Primer
by John Policano
• Inside Flash 5
by S. Wilson, S. Sokol, S. Wilder, C. Volion
• Generator/Flash
Web Development
• Special Edition
Using Macromedia Flash 5
• Macromedia Flash
5 Authorized by Macromedia Press
• Flash 5 Hands-On
Training by Garo Green
• Flash to the
Bone by Joshua Davis
Flash 4 Book Reviews
• Flash Web Design
by Hillman Curtis
• Flash 4!
Creative Web Animation by Derek Franklin and Brooks Patton
• Flash for
Windows and Macintosh by Katherine Ulrich
• Flash 4
Magic by David J. Emberton and J. Scott Hamlin
Reviews on Related Topics (not yet
reviewed)
• The Art &
Science of Web Design by Jeffrey Veen
• Designing Web
Graphics 3 by Lynda Weinman
• Creating Killer
Web Sites by David Siegel |
