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Format: Paperback
Author: Jason Cranford Teague
ReleaseDate: 15 December, 2004
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Rating:

Outstanding book - a must have for your library
They have proved to be invaluable. When I first got interested in DHTML I purchased both of Teague's books on DHTML and CSS. His writing is easy to understand. The format is easy to follow and consistent throughout. He uses just enough illustrations to demonstrate the subject. His knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is exemplary and the examples used in the book are pretty much bug/error free (unlike many books I've read that contain code). If you're just getting started with DHTML, get both of Teague's books. You won't regret it.

It Flipped the Switch that other books didn't
Mostly just for font/color control, as positioning support wasn't wide spread until the last few years. I've actually been using CSS for about 8 years now.

This book helped flip the switch on just how pure CSS layouts (header, footer, left nav, body) need to be setup to work. I probably just skipped over something in my other books.

The layouts, practical DTHML menus, and a very useful section on making great looking and performing forms, make this book well worth the price.

Cookbook
It is merely a cookbook of techniques, whereas the first book is an outstanding introduction to an advanced subject. This is the sequel to the excellent DHTML and CSS for the World Wide Web.

This book is worth leafing through to find items of interest but it does not advance the state of the art in the way the first book did.