Rating: 

Excellent reference, but a bit dated

The concept of the pocket guide is what most developers really need. Just a simple, quick reference to recall exact syntax. And the inclusion of basic rules and compatability tables for each property makes this almost a must-have guide.

Almost.

The only problem with this book is that it's not up to date. It only covers CSS1. CSS2 has been published for over 5 years and browsers are supporting it more and more, and with CSS3 underway, this book is way behind the curve.

It's a great reference for CSS1, but if you're looking for something complete and current...well at least this is fairly cheap so it won't hurt so much to throw away when you need to stretch your legs into CSS2.