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 - Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML Only part way through the book and is my first attempt at learning to program for the internet.....as of now I give it 5 stars....the book makes understanding the concepts really easy. Rating:  - Used for College HTML & CSS classThis book is fairly decent for the beginner when learning HTML & CSS. It lays everything out pretty well, in a fun and interest fashion (so you probably won't get bored.) However, some bits of code aren't explained, it is just mentioned that they exist...kind of annoying. Also it seems to take several pages to describe something that could be told it one. All in all, I wouldn't have succeeded in my class without this text because the instructor's online lectures were simple spoon-feeding of the information (really boring) and took way longer than reading the text which provided plenty of information and then some. Rating: - YawnThe authors of this work claim they are using the latest findings on cognitive science to present their material. This appears to be the same method used in the primary grades some 50 years ago. It bored me then and does now, although now I know the word "patronizing". The book weighs about the same as a medium size phone book, and is mostly white space and fru-fru graphics. Finding content involves a lot of page skimming. I returned it to amazon with the next post However, for people just getting interested in things Web and without extensive computer experience, the book might be good introduction. But it won't end up being one of your keepers - pass it on to a middle school student. In short it is probably a decent primer or survey work, but when you're ready to put up a large site other resources will be needed. Hence my overall rating is 1 for folks who know a few programming languages and have cobbled together a site or two already, but rates a 4 for beginners. For skills brush up for the more experienced or a college frosh text I'd recommend The Essential Guide to CSS and HTML . . . from friendsof. The Essential Guide to CSS and HTML Web Design Rating: - Head First HTML with css and xhtmlTo all who may have a question about buying this book, please just do it! It is the easiest read and comprehension tech book about html I have ever read. I HAVE 4 OF THEM AND THIS BY FAR IS AWESOME!!! Save YOUR SELF THE HOURS OF BUYING A BORING BOOK FULL FILLER TEXT. ....Most books bog you down with all the history. This book is design brilliance at its best. There is both type and hand writing mixed in with the text (EASy ON THE EYES. KEEPS YOU STIMULATED). In one sitting I read the 3 chapters and did the exercises. I would even dare say its better than some of my professors in programming. Did I say that it has plenty of exercises that you can practice what you've learned. I dropped 7k on a Microsoft class and the book didn't have no where near the examples and practices this book has. READ MY TEXT !!! << BUY IT! YOU WOULD LOVE IT!> Rating: - Really Good Beginner BookThis book turned out to be really really good. It takes you through all the basics without getting boring, and its pretty thorough. At the end they even tell you "where to go from here" instead of leaving you hanging like most books. I found myself regularly keeping up with reading it, and as long as you pace yourself, you can pick up decent working knowledge within a week or two.
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