# Flash books?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-books/8736>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 27, 2002, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-books/8736 "2002-11-27T10:51:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![TOOL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@TOOL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TOOL)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-books/8736/1 "2002-11-27T10:51:20Z")

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I was just wondering what books people would recommend for learning Flash MX with? I think I read a thread maybe last week where they mentioned a few but I’ve forgotten them or that was on a different site :-\

Thanks,

Tob

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-books/8736/2 "2002-11-27T11:05:50Z")

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I think everyone would recommend something different. It depends on what you wnat to do with Flash.

If you want ActionScripting, try a book by O’Reilly. If you want to be able to make games, then there’s a book by a guy called Gary Rosenzweig that tells you how to do simple shoot 'em ups etc. Otherwise, there are more general Flash books, like The Flash Bible.

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-books/8736/3 "2002-11-28T11:34:24Z")

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thanks kit. i guess what i’m after is a general book so the bible might be one to look for. i’ve already got 2 dummies books but i don’t think they cover everything :-\

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-books/8736/4 "2002-11-28T12:50:12Z")

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No one book will cover everything, I don’t think. It’s a question of skimming themall in the bookshop and finding one that suits your needs.

If you think a bit about what you will want to do with Flash, then you can look for a book that covers those topic areas. 🙂

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-books/8736/5 "2002-11-28T15:31:47Z")

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I like Friends Of Ed. They have a ton of great flash books.

[www.friendsofed.com](http://www.friendsofed.com)