HTML5: The Missing Manual: 
HTML5 is more than a markup language—it’s a dozen independent web standards all rolled into one. Until now, all it’s been missing is a manual. With this thorough, jargon-free guide, you’ll learn how to build web apps that include video tools, dynamic drawings, geolocation, offline web apps, drag-and-drop, and many other features. HTML5 is the future of the Web, and with this book you’ll reach it quickly.
Category: Pogue Press
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O’Reilly Media book: HTML5: The Missing Manual
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O’Reilly Media: JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual
JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual:

You don’t need programming experience to add interactive and visual effects to your web pages with JavaScript. This Missing Manual shows you how the jQuery library makes JavaScript programming fun, easy, and accessible to web designers at every level of experience. You’ll quickly learn how to use jQuery to help your site run smoothly and look great across multiple web browsers — without typing a lot of code. -
O’Reilly Media book: Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition:

Ready to move to the Mac? This incomparable guide helps you make a smooth transition. New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past three challenges: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around OS X. Whether you’re using Windows XP or Windows 7, we’ve got you covered. -
O’Reilly Media book: Your Body: The Missing Manual
Your Body: The Missing Manual – O’Reilly Media
also available in German [link]
2012-04-29: purchased the paper book in German as used book on Amazon
As o’Reilly/Germany doesn’t offer affordable e-book upgrades, I guess I will get the U.S. e-book as an “upgrade”