The Flash 8 Bible from Wiley Publications and authors Robert Reinhardt and Snow Dowd is a one stop shop for all your Flash 8 needs.

The authors both have many years of Flash experience and their backgrounds blend together beautifully to get just the right amount of technical knowledge and the balance of crafted artistry.

You may remember my totally biased review of Flash 8 a couple of months ago where I mentioned that there are major differences between MX and Flash 8. Well, here is your chance to learn those differences and get a first class trip through building an interactive multimedia website using those new features to boot. Lets browse the chapter headings shall we:

• Understanding the Flash 8 Framework
• Exploring Web Technologies
• Planning Flash Projects
• Interface fundamentals
• Drawing in Flash
• Symbols, Instances & the Library
• Applying Color
• Working with Text
• Modifying Graphics

Believe it or not, those chapter headings are from Parts 1 & 2 of a 10 part book ....

What do I think? The book is beautifully laid out from a learning perspective. The tutorials and CD-Rom content are a definite plus plus. The illustrations and images are pretty fabbo. The coding examples are excellent. What can I say, the book is jam packed with information Information INFORMATION. It is a complete instructional guide to Flash 8 and a must-have book for anyone working with Flash in a professional or, for that matter, amateur, capacity.

The book scores a double thumbs up from me and sits on my desk for constant reference.