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The title of this book says it all, and the fact that the title practices what it preaches is a good indication of what follows between the covers.

This book is not just about HTML, nor is it just about design principles. It covers everything from browser platforms to server concepts to accessibility issues, then goes on to discuss HTML, and perhaps most importantly, cascading style sheets. Jennifer Niederst is careful to include all the HTML tags that we have come to know and love, but warns us off if they are depricated, so there is no mistake about current standards.

I have "made do" with the chapter on style sheets for nearly a year now, and I am finally having to break down and buy a more difinitive book on the subject. That the single chapter on CSS has got me by for this long is testament to the author. It is thorough and very easy to read.

The book also covers topics like Audio and Video on the web, and introduces JavaScript, DHTML, XML and XHTML among others.

I have several O'Reilly books on my shelf, and I refer to them all from time to time, but this one lives on my desktop. No sooner do I put it away than I've pulled it out again. I may need to buy a new one when this copy falls apart. Thank you Jennifer, for a truly outstanding book.