Best .NET Books covering ASP.NET 3.5 with ASP.NET AJAX

Question

I'm looking for the best technical books that cover ASP.NET 3.5 with ASP.NET AJAX? Ones that gives the strongest examples of ASP.NET Ajax and exploring the client-side Sys.* objects. Also examples using the WCF-based webservices to handle Ajax requests.

Answer 1

ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX Unleashed

Answer 2

Check out my list of good recently published books related to ASP.NET development:

http://www.riaguy.com/books/

My favorite is:

Advanced ASP.NET AJAX Server Controls For .NET Framework 3.5

and maybe this:

Professional ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX

Answer 3

I would recommend ASP.NET AJAX in Action for examples of the client-side objects within the MS AJAX library.

Whilst it has examples of webservices and mashups, this isn't its strongest point. Where the book does excel is in providing a detailed breakdown of the client-side Javascript objects, the client-side lifecycle and developing AJAX enabled controls, both server controls and extending HTML elements through JavaScript.