Contrary to popular belief, not all of life's answers can be found online. Need proof? Read one of these Monkey-recommended tomes:
Javascript Bible, 3rd Edition IDG Books Worldwide This heavenly guide is nice and comprehensive and includes all kinds of useful scripts. So if you want to cover those JavaScript bases, this is the book for you.
Javascript for the World Wide Web Peachpit Press If you just want to get going with JavaScript and don't feel like mastering the language, this is a good starter kit.
JavaScript: the Definitive Guide O'Reilly & Associates This isn't the best tutorial for
learning JavaScript, but it can't be beat as an overall reference guide. It
includes a comprehensive listing of which JavaScript features are supported
by different browsers.