Html 4
Sams Teach Yourself HTML 4 in 10 Minutes (2nd Edition)
Format: Paperback
Author: Deidre Hayes
ReleaseDate: September, 1999
Publisher: Sams
Rating:
Too many errors 
I'm a beginner too, and found the mistakes while working through the book. Although I like the writing style of the author, this book has just too many errors (especially when you consider its audience--beginners). Granted, a lot of these mistakes are minor, but as there are so many, I found myself not trusting the rest of the book. So what are the mistakes? Here is a sampling (and again they're minor but to a beginner they may just be enough to make one quit altogether from frustration): --Page 25 and 87/The closing "/head" tag is in the wrong place(should be after the style ending tag) --Page 43/The word "line" probably is supposed to be "link. " --Page 75/Table 9. 1 the plus/minus symbol is incorrect as well as the special character code to display it. The book has "&plusmin;" (without the quotes of course)when it should be "�" (again without the quotes). I quit reading the book at that point so there are probably many more errors. Few technical books go to print without some errors being found later but most reputable publishers have a web site listing the errors. If there's a page . . . for this book's errors I missed it. Too bad because this book has a lot of potential.
Great For Filling Up Potholes From Other Books 
This book should not be the only HTML guide in your library if you're serious about building a site, but it is definitely great for filling up those potholes from other books. If you look at some other HTML books, there are parts that are lacking. It was especially helpful with the "back end" of forms and the frames section was very concise. I started my web site with books like HTML 4 For Dummies by Ed Tittel, et. al. , I finished it with SAMS Teach Yourself HTML 4 by Deidre Hayes.
an excellent resource
This book gave me the foundation to attack javascript and other web design elements. This was the first teach-yourself tech book I had ever read, and it really gave me a desire to learn other skills; this coming from a recent highschool grad thats just about burnt out on dry-as-whole-wheat-toast text books. Heck, in a couple a days reading time you can learn the cornerstone langauge of the web. Convienently laid out and organized, promotes learning while doing, and makes a quick reference while not diving too deep into the intricacies of HTML.
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