Good book for learning code

Hi, I know that book recommendations come up frequently in this forum but my need is somewhat specific.
I need a book that will help me learn actionscript 3 and provide examples so that I can enter the code, think about it and see it work.
Can anyone recommend a book that will do this? Many thanks.

Your question isn't unique, but the answers to it vary based on who ends up providing a response. I have collected numerous such responses to help make answering your question faster and more complete. I do not use books, so I cannot personally recommend any of them, but they have all been recommended by knowledgeable folks over time in these forums. I have to believe that any one of them rely on showing examples that you can try and learn from...
AS3 - References
Essential ActionScript 3.0 by Colin Moock, Adobe Dev Library; 1 edition (June 22, 2007), ISBN-10: 0596526946
ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University, Gary Rosenzweig, Que; 1 edition (September 8, 2007), ISBN-10: 0789737027
ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook: Solutions for Flash Platform and Flex Application Developers, Publisher: Adobe Dev Library; 1 edition (October 1, 2006), ISBN-10: 0596526954
ActionScript 3.0 Bible, Wiley; 1 edition (October 29, 2007), ISBN-10: 0470135603
The Adobe TV website - video based learning material: http://tv.adobe.com/product/flash/

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