# Best AS book?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-as-book/112410
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**Created:** [June 7, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-as-book/112410 "2004-06-07T15:08:17Z")
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### Author: ![Kizo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Kizo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kizo)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-as-book/112410/1 "2004-06-07T15:08:17Z")

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[font=Arial]Hi.  
I don’t know if this is the place to ask, if not, please tell me.  
Anyhow, I’m going to by a Flash book. But I can’t decide on which one.  
Either **Flash MX 2004 Bible** or **Flash MX 2004 Actionscript Bible**.  
The reason I’m buying it is because I want to learn actionscript.  
I don’t have any knowledge in AS as it is now, but I know the basics and perhaps a little more in Flash otherwise. I can read and understand simple code, but I can’t write it. Except I know HTML and CSS.

So my question is:  
Is it wise for me to buy the AS Bible? Is it friendly towards n00bs like me, or should I pick the ordinary Bible? And please tell me why you think…what you think.[/font]

PS. I’ve asked around on other forums too, and some people recommended:  
**ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide** by Colin Moock.  
Is that book even better?