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Summary: Great as a starting point
Comment: I finished this book in one weekend. I knew nothing of HTML when I began reading. I now have a good understanding of HTML and can create some sites.
The book was easy going - Often times I fall asleep reading the trash that is out there. Not with this book.
It must be noted that this book alone is insufficient for learning how to create great web sites. This book is too basic and does not provide any information on stuff such as pop-up drop downs, displaying 'rounded' windows, or discussing any effects or techniques in common use today. It's bare bones knowledge.
It would have been great if there was at least some javascript within and at least CSS and HTML references. But overall, a good book.
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Summary: Wirtten for ADD types
Comment: Like so many other instructional books these days, this one is written for those who can't read a page of text unless there are several sidebars, illustrations, cartoons, etc., on every page. Today's authors apparently feel they have to pander to young people addicted since childhood to video games and incessant multitasking by littering their books with what are in effect non-stop popups. I find it very annoying. This isn't a bad book, and there is a lot of information in it, but why oh why does it have to be so noisy? A little strictly sequential thought never hurt anyone, but it only comes with disciplined focus and practice! We should be encouraging linear thought, not allowing it to be marginalized in this way.
Maybe I'm just old fashioned . . . well, yes, I suppose I am.
But if you want a serious book, get Schultz and Cook's Beginning HTML with CSS and XHTML instead. A much more quiet and calm approach to what turns out after all to be a not very complicated subject.
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Summary: Good for beginners
Comment: This was a great way to begin learning this stuff in earnest, for me. HOWEVER, it's a miserable reference guide AFTER finishing it. I was left with lots of questions and looking them up became pretty ridiculous. They recommend getting a CSS pocket reference, which I did...but then found myself not needing the BIG book anymore.
If you are tentative about learning this material, it's probably a great introduction for you. If you are intermediate or beyond, RUN. I just dropped another $50 to take a step UP from this book, so....
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Summary: I'd give it 6 stars if I could. Perfect!!
Comment: I'm a middle school teacher that was tasked with creating a website for our cluster (core teacher group)in about a month. Not wanting to have one of those school sites with a gazillion animated GIFS, cheesy clip-art, and one column of text that scrolled on for miles, I was desperate to find a reference that could give me a crash course in web design.
This is THE most accessible technical how-to book I have EVER read. Aside from being entertaining to read, the instruction is clear and to the point and the exercises are appropriate and engaging. After looking at other books where the table of contents alone put me to sleep, this was definitely a pleasant surprise. After reading about half of the book, I was able to easily alter a CSS web template to create an aesthetically pleasing, personalized multi-page site. I'm sure when I find the time to complete the book that I will be able to upgrade our site to an even more inviting and media rich website. BUY THIS BOOK!
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Summary: HTML and CSS Web Design
Comment: Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML by Elisabeth Freeman and Eric Freeman is a great way to start learning how to code your own webpages. The information is presented in conversational snippets that are easy to understand and follow and, perhaps most importantly, to remember without countless repetitions. A great beginning for anyone interested in stepping beyond the capabilities of their current web design software.
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