Marijn Haverbeke has written an (opinionated) book on programing with
JavaScript:

http://eloquentjavascript.net/

.. Eloquent JavaScript is a digital book providing a comprehensive
introduction (tutorial) to the JavaScript programming language. Apart
from a bookful of text, it contains plenty of example programs, and an
environment to try them out and play with them...

http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2007/09/05/68-linux-related-free-e-books/