For those who don't know he is also the father of Daniel Pearl

good recommendations. Professional JavaScript for Web Developers by Nicholas Zakas is also a very good book http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/Professional-JavaScri...

I've got it sitting on my desk but I after flicking through it I'm not sure whether to make it my first Javascript book.

Would you recommend it to a first year CS student with Java experience or should I try one of those in the list first?