I find the book "Javascript: The Good Parts" a Javascript little bible.
For a complete beginner the book is total nonsense and worse than overwhelming. The only plausible outcome is frustration and a higher likelihood the person will give up learning.
People need to please stop recommending JS The Good Parts to beginners. Please stop.
Beginners need an intro to the language and often an intro to programming concepts. What are they supposed to do with chapters on closure and currying?
When you think about recommending it again to a beginner, please stop and think about what a beginner knows, and what makes sense for them to learn as a next step.
After all, it's just s recommendation, not a command. I don't see a reason to throw a tantrum over it.