Below you will find a group of links to some of the best VB, VB.NET, ASP, and ASP.NET books in their respective categories. All of the books listed have been carefully chosen on the basis of their quality, popularity, and rating by the Visual Basic community.   VB Books | VB.NET Books | ASP Books | ASP.NET Books | C# Books Murach's ASP.NET 4.0 Web Programming with VB 2010 Publisher: Murach Review Murach's ASP.NET 4 with VB 2010 is for both beginner and experienced programmers who wish to develop web applications using ASP.NET 4. The first section shows you the basics of how to use Visual Studio and ASP.NET to design and code one or multipage applications and get data from a database. You'll also learn how to test and debug your applications. Chapter 5 teaches the essential HTML and CSS skills needed to work with ASP.NET. The second section teaches server and validation controls, and state management. You'll also learn how to develop professional looking applications using master pages, site management, site navigation, and themes. In Section three you'll learn to use the database features of ASP.NET. You'll learn to use data sources, bound controls, including the new Listview and DataPager controls. Included are the object data sources and the new LINQ data sources which take advantage of the new Language Integrated Query (LINQ) features of Visual Basic for accessing data from many different sources. Section four teaches how to secure your data transmissions, authenticate and authorize users, use profiles for personalization, send e-mails from your applications, and how to use the AJAX features of ASP.NET. Finally, you'll learn how to configure and deploy your ASP.NET applications, and how to create and use WCF services. What's great about this book is that all of the features are presented in the context of complete real world applications. You'll also appreciate Murach's standard pair paged format with detailed explanations on the left and code syntax on the right. Read Reviews | Buy from Amazon Murach's ASP.NET 4.0 Web Programming with C# 2010 Publisher: Murach Review The above review also applies to Murach's ASP.NET 4 with C# 2010 since the two books are essentially identical with the only difference being that this book uses C# 2010 as the scripting language. Therefore, if you prefer to use C# as the scripting language for your ASP.NET 4 applications, then this is the book for you. Read Reviews | Buy from Amazon Murach's HTML, XHTML, and CSS Publisher: Murach Review This book is for all web developers who want to learn how to use HTML, XHTML, and CSS on a modern and professional level. You will learn HTML, the differences between HTML and XHTML, and how HTML and CSS work together to create formatting and page layout. The code is presented in complete web pages that range from the simple to the complex. Studying complete examples is the best way to master any programming language. When you're finished reading the book, the unique paired pages format will allow you to use the book as an excellent on the job reference. Read Reviews | Buy from Amazon Murach's Javascript and DOM Scripting Publisher: Murach Review This book will allow you to quickly develop your Javascript and DOM skills to an expert level. It is for anyone who needs to do client side programming using Javascript, which includes ASP, JSP, or PHP programmers. To show how all the pieces of Javascript work together, the book offers 20 complete applications ranging from the simple to more complex that include XHTML , CSS, and Javascript code. There is no better way to master any programming language than to study the code. Whether you are new to Javascipt programming or a more experienced programmer who needs a valuable reference, Murach's Javascript and DOM Scripting will be a valuable asset to your programming library. Read Reviews | Buy from Amazon