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| Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML (Head First) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Freeman
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: £28.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 37750
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 694
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 8 x 1.3
ISBN: 059610197X
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.7
EAN: 9780596101978
ASIN: 059610197X
Publication Date: December 8, 2005
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 Hard to read due to layout and waflle November 8, 2006
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I found this book incredibly difficult to read as it is stuffed with off-content waffle.
I would frequently read the main paragraph (waffle) then a major point would be written in "hand-writing" in the column, but sometimes it's the other way around, where jokes and other useless time wasting print is in "hand-writing" in the column and the main point in is the main text.
If you want to read something that is concise and to the point on this subject, do NOT buy this book.
 For beginners, THE best intro to web design October 13, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
If you have no idea what a div tag is, or the id attribute, or you've been pretending for a while that you do, this is the book you should buy. For beginners it has no equal.
It's effective on three fronts. First, unlike so many other HTML/CSS books on the shelves, it takes nothing for granted - the authors have managed to step outside the often esoteric world of web design and speak clearly and unpatronisingly to the uninitiated. Second, it's rooted in a tried and tested theory of learning, which means that if you do the apparently silly little puzzles and games, chances are you'll actually remember what you've read. Finally, it's fun - you'll groan at times, but it's so much better than dry-as-dust textbook-ese.
I've bought nine books in the last four months in an obsessive attempt to understand how to create effective web sites. This book has provided the foundation for all the others, and is easily the most thoughtfully conceived.
A bit annoying at times with all the scenerios. August 16, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Like a lot of the reviews I found this book amazing at times but also annoying.If your like me you want to get straight in and get to the point, well this book doesn't do that it takes you by the hand and guides you through each chapter with quirky comments and a bit of humour. I have to admit once you get used to that this book is rather good. I am nearly at the end of this book and have to my suprise really enjoyed it and also have learnt alot. I have used dreamweaver for a number of years without having to code stuff, now I feel far more confident about writing my own code and using css. I am going for a OU course in October and feel ready and confident to take it on....if you want to know html/css then buy the book it's great.
Want to understand CSS? Get this book August 5, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book worked well for me. It takes a structured approach from basic HTML to CSS. Web design programmes such as Dreamweaver do not separate design from structure which is the whole point about using CSS. I can understand how some people find this book's approach quirky but read every little cartoon and caption and you realise not only do you understand it but you remember it.
Excellent teaching book but useless reference August 4, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I found this book excellent for learning HTML & CSS. It was light-hearted and interesting to work through and I thoroughly enjoyed it (never thought I'd say that about this type of book!)
However, once I had read it I wanted to put it into practice and that is when the problems started. The index is useless. Don't waste your time trying to find anything, it's not worth the effort - just use Google. It's fine if you have a photographic memory and can remember the HTML/CSS for each element, attribute and property, but if you are human and forget things (like me) you want to be able to look up stuff in English, like looking up text decoration under T for text or F for font (actually filed under P for properties); divisions (filed under numerous things, but not D); and classes (if you find it, please let me know).
I'd happily pay for a few extra pages to include a decent index, as this book is really a very good learning tool. It's a real shame that you can't use it as a reference after you have finished learning as it's too good to throw away, but too useless to keep.
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