Style Sheets Books

This one of the most challenging works in piano literature. Unlike piano concerto 3, majority the main theme is with the orchestra. Therefore the CD is a must to play this concerto. The quality of the product is impeccable. The CD portion is divided into 50+ tracks for easy access when practicing.

If you are thinking about attacking this monumental piece of art, I cannot tell you anything you don't know already. Just a curtsey reminder; play slowly, play hands separately, listen carefully, and practice diligently.

Good Luck!
Kevin

I have not tried the whole thing, but I sense that it is of a high standard.

I found a copy of this book in my grandmother's attic in Taiwan almost 10 years ago and have tried to make these incredible paper sculptures. It's hard-- the meticulous attention you have to pay to create a paper sculpture but the final result is amazing. It's addictive. I LOVE this book.

This books presents a refreshing and enthralling new art form. It's not just another hobby , but changes one's whole perception of the model of a structure. And the end results are definitely worth the initial hard-work....

When Beethoven wrote for the music student, he set the same standards for himself as when he wrote for the professional. He obviously put a lot of effort into writing these two sonatas. If you wish to take these two compositions apart piece by piece, log in here:

[...]
Before you buy this work separately, however, consider buying the Sonatina Album instead. That way, you will get not only these two sonatas, but the Clementi sonatinas and many other tasty morsels.

I would like to say that is music book is an excellent book for people with the talent for the alto saxophone.It is a great way to express you feelings.

this book is very detailed in many ways because after reading this review i understood exactly what they were talking about. i would definately recommend this book to anyone who was interested. i'm exited to learn more about this book. as soon as i'm done i will e mail all of my friends to let them know what a great book tell them to go check out this book so that they can get as excited as i am. thank you.

This book promises, and it delivers. I was a bit skeptical about the title, because there are so many quick-fix products available, few of which actually work. However, CSS Instant Results is true to its name, offering solutions a variety of common web design situations. Not only does this book address many different problems, it also shows you several distinctive approaches to tackle each one. I especially liked that all the source code came included on a CD. This was a welcome change from the typical "download code at this URL" approach.

The author, Richard York also wrote Beginning CSS for Wrox Publishing, so when this guy talks about CSS, you know that he is speaking with authority. Meaning, to be approved to write another book on the same topic, by the same publisher, reflects that one knows a great deal about that particular subject. His explanations are thorough, well written and methodically straight forward.

Here is a run-down of each of the topics covered: Tab-based navigation, Multi-column layouts, Dynamic drop-down menus (2 approaches), Web-based slideshow, Custom borders and rounded corners, Webmail interface, Input forms, File viewer, and Web-based calendar. Allow me to expound upon what I liked about each of those chapters.

In the tab-based navigation chapter, he describes how to do a two-stated background roll-over using images and CSS. He also shows how to create "liquid" tabs, that expand to fit the size of a word therein. For instance, this would allow you to use a longer phrase like Employment instead of Jobs, and still be able to reuse the same code and graphics.

In the multi-column layout chapter, he describes several ways to tackle the liquid 3-column layout. This has been affectionately dubbed the Holy Grail by web designers, because many have lost their lives in search of the perfect layout (okay, maybe not died, but shed tears). This was a great chapter, because it condensed many of the techniques seen at Layout Gala, explaining why a particular method works in a given context, and when to use each.

He then moves on to cover pure CSS drop-down menu methods, with a tip of the hat to Eric Meyer for the original ideas. This doesn't work in IE6, so he shows the necessary CSS hacks and JavaScript wizardry in order to trick IE into compliance. Throughout this book, the famous IE7 JavaScript is used and referenced, originally concieved by Dean Edwards. Essentially, it forces IE6 to adhere to web standards roughly the same as Firefox, Safari and other good browsers. It's a shame such a fix doesn't exist for Opera's quirkiness.

I digress. The web-based slideshow chapter is really cool, and you may have seen this in use at various web technology conferences. Basically, instead of using a proprietary program like PowerPoint or Keynote, it uses a full-screen browser view to simulate a slide based presentation. Similar implimentation has been done by Eric Meyer, with a later Ajax-ified version by Robert Nyman.

The custom borders and rounded corners topic was also quite applicable. We all know the trick of having the bottom portion of a rounded box in a container, and then giving some other inside element the top part. York shows you how to have rounded corners in a cross-browser, liquid / flexible layout scenario. This is a very handy and universally re-usable technique.

The last three chapters of this book deal with skinning specific interfaces, modeled loosely after the look and feel of Mac OSX. He shows how to emulate or re-create the functionality of email client elements, commonly seen in Microsoft Outlook or Thunderbird. He also makes a monthly / yearly calendar. What I found the coolest of all the examples though, was the sneak-peek of his Hierophant project. In his own words:

"[It is] an open source PHP-driven framework and content management system. In case you're curious, the term "Hierophant" refers to ancient Greek priests, who are said to have had the ability to make the mysterious or esoteric easy to understand. I chose this name because I wanted to write a complex PHP framework that made complex and sometimes difficult tasks easy for the average user."

While the system is not yet available for use, he does give away all the code necessary to write the front-end of it. I tell you, just from having glimpsed at the interface, I can't wait to see how the whole thing will turn out. It looks to take the functionality of a typical operating system, and apply this to browsing one's own available directories and files online, via a web browser.

I guess that about wraps up this review. If you are looking for some hands-on, practical code examples for how to fully harness the versatility of CSS in your own upcoming projects, then put this on your list of books to consider. In a nutshell, this is a book I wish had existed when I was first learning CSS.

I just finished watching this video series, and I'm pretty impressed. The setup is very professional, and easy to watch. Eric Meyer uses a made-up site, Javaco Tea, for teaching the CSS concepts. And, he goes through every detail, from masthead to footer, explaining how each piece works. He assumes you already know the basics of CSS syntax, and the reasons for using CSS. At the same time, he doesn't skip over things when showing how the page is built. He explains why each value is what it is. I felt his use of selectors was nice and clear, and I liked his example of using negative margins to allow two columns to sit side by side. If you want to get up to speed quickly on how a CSS-based site is put together, I would highly recommend this product.

The only problem I found was he apparently didn't test with IE6 for Windows. The test page works fine on Firefox, but the masthead breaks on IE6. One of the Amazon reviews for the similarly-titled book gives the fix:

In #masthead, an additional rule is needed:

line-height: 1.1;

This series of methods are used in many school districts to teach beginning strings. Having used them myself, I can testify from experience that everything you need to learn your instrument is here in a graduated path of instruction. I would recommend some basic beginning music theory books to round out your development as a musician. The second book continues on to more complicated rythms and key signatures. In the back are scales and finger patterns that are used in almost every string classroom.

Songs included (some of which don't seem to be in other publications) are:
Abacab
Behind the Lines
Dance on a Volcano
Duchess
Follow You Follow Me
Heathaze
I Know What I Like (in Your Wardrobe)
Illegal Alien
Keep It Dark
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Mad Man Moon
Mama
Man on the Corner
Many Too Many
Misunderstanding
No Reply at All
One for the Vine
Paperlate
Taking It All Too Hard
That's All
Turn It on Again
A Trick of the Tail
Your Own Special Way

This book contains very accurate (and playable) transcriptions of Paul Simon's guitar styles from a range of the most popular early Simon & Garfunkel songs. Paul Simon used a capo a lot in his early work, and these transcriptions show what he actually did, rather than transposing it into another key.

I lent my copy to someone and it never came back, it's a very missed item from my music collection.