I'm partial to any book that takes on programming strategies from a design perspective. No other program but Flash so thoroughly challenges designers to live in both sides of the brain and create artistic code, that is, most importantly, deliverable to an entire web audience. Joshua's book is a no-nonsense, forward-thinking and creative approach to a very important Flash ideal . . . decide first what you want to create, and then learn how to make the program work for you to achieve that vision. Great tutorials that provide important basic knowledge to be used and built upon. I think we go through growth spurts as artists and technical designers. This book was a new jump ahead for me, thanks to its simple and clean presentation of essential new strategies. A concise and worthy piece of inspiration.