First let me say that Smashing WordPress Themes focuses solely on WordPress theme development, it is for those who have an adequate understanding of CSS and PHP and are looking get under the hood of a Wordpress theme.
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Smashing jQuery: Professional Techniques with Ajax and jQuery by Jake Rutter – Book Review
Aimed at beginners, with sound explanations of the basic concepts of jQuery, from selectors, filters, working with events and effects to more advanced stuff like handling ajax requests with jQuery and plugin development.