Asynchronous JavaScript and XML or Ajax is the latest buzz. It's been around for a while now and promises to stay on. Ajax is a group of inter-related web development techniques used for creating interactive web applications. In the era of web 2.0, interactivity is the name of the game. And hence is the importance of Ajax. Almost all the sites we come across in 'today's internet' or the new net as I'd like to call it has got some touch of Ajax applications. Some of them go up to the extent of are being totally powered by Ajax. So in a world that calls for Ajax, we cannot do without learning the essentials of this powerful utility that has largely contributed to the changes in the world wide web. Here's my contribution to the topic...ten essential eBooks on Ajax with downloadable easy-share links .
Sams Teach Yourself AJAX in 10 Minutes

Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (April 28, 2006)
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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (April 28, 2006)
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Advanced Ajax: Architecture and Best Practices

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1 edition (October 25, 2007)
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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1 edition (October 25, 2007)
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Build Your Own AJAX Web Applications

Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: SitePoint (June 14, 2006)
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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: SitePoint (June 14, 2006)
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Enterprise AJAX: Strategies for Building High Performance Web Applications

Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1 edition (July 25, 2007)
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Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1 edition (July 25, 2007)
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Securing Ajax Applications: Ensuring the Safety of the Dynamic Web

Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (July 11, 2007)
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Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (July 11, 2007)
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ZK: Ajax without the Javascript Framework

Paperback: 125 pages
Publisher: Apress (August 13, 2007)
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Paperback: 125 pages
Publisher: Apress (August 13, 2007)
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Pro JSF and Ajax: Building Rich Internet Components

Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Apress (February 13, 2006)
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Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Apress (February 13, 2006)
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Learning ASP.NET 2.0 with AJAX: A Practical Hands-on Guide

Paperback: 520 pages
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (September 27, 2007)
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Paperback: 520 pages
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (September 27, 2007)
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