{"product_id":"javascript-the-definitive-guide-7th-edition","title":"JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 7th Edition (1491952024)","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuy JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 7th Edition Online\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJavaScript: The Definitive Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 7th Edition \u003cstrong\u003e(\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13 9781491952023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Flanagan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejavascript book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that serious JavaScript developers have reached for since the first edition appeared in 1996. 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