Disclaimer: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher, Packt Publishing.



I can't figure out anything negative to say about jQuery 1.4 Reference Guide. It probably serves best those already familiar with jQuery. Its explanations are clear and terse. Just the way I like it.



In addition to reference material there's some nice information about anatomy of a jQuery script (first chapter) and plugins (last chapter). Despite this I believe that beginners will probably be served better by some other book, such as "Learning jQuery 1.3" or "jQuery in Action".



If you need something quickly to refer to while developing using jQuery this is the book to pick. There's no way around that.