Bailey Books

This book set the bar for general bio classes. I've seen this text used in high school AP bio classes as well as many college bio classes. It is well organized and provides an great explanation for things you need to understand. The picture help to further understanding.

This is an exceptional textbook. Each topic (covered clearly and thoroughly) lays the necessary foundation for each successive topic. The diagrams provide further clarity to the material and are placed accessibly on the same page as the written text. I highly recommend this text to anyone who wants a solid grasp on the fundamentals of biology.

Thank god I bought this book! I had just recently forgotten my biology book for a project I have to do over Christmas break, which was a newer book for the curriculum and instead of having to search for second rate information over the internet this book contains everything you need. In my opinion the new Standard Prentice Hall Textbook is only a quarter of the quality of this book.

I used this textbook in AP Biology almost a decade ago and I still have fond memories. It is concise and well written. It's also a good basic reference but perhaps not as detailed as Alberts Molecular Biology of the Cell. Unlike Alberts, you can read this one cover to cover!

Hands down, Campbell's Biology is the most beautifully written and illustrated biology textbook on the market and has remained so through many, many editions. I am a plant biologist and was pleased to see that even at the introductory level, this book gave plant life equal prominence with animal biology. If you want to fall in love with biology, this is the text to get you there. Campbell and Reese accompanied me through freshman biology, every upper level undergrad and graduate biology course I took, and finally served as an indispensable reference when studying for my qualifying examinations. I don't currently teach intro bio, but if and when I do, Campbell and Reese will lead my selections for the textbook.

On more practical matters for the potential book buyer--While it is fantastic to have the most up-to-date edition, we are talking intro bio here. So you really can't go wrong by grabbing a discount copy of the sixth edition and hanging onto it for dear life. Every edition of this text is worthy of a place in your permanent collection. And it is heads and shoulders above a crowded field of competitors. Couldn't offer any higher praise than this.

Extremely honest appraoch and very enlightening.

Not sure about the liver in mattress episode but you'll need to read it to find that out.

This book was disappointing to me. I have watched Dog on TV, and followed a little of the drama of the Mexico arrest and the results that followed.
I felt this book to be interesting, but in the same regard a bit self promoting on his part. I think there were portions of the book that portray Dog as a "Dog", a womanizer and less than attractive. I think I have lost some of my interest in him and the show because of this book.

Dog & his family are truly commited to the people.
They believe in truth & justice and they are a true inspiration.
The most moving real life account of what bounty hunting is all about from the master.

I was a huge Dog fan. Loved the show. Felt like he was a truly good person wanting to do the right thing. Then I read the book and wish I hadn't. There is, I suppose, such a thing as too much information. I had thought Dog was someone who screwed up, ended up on the wrong side of the law, repented, turned his life around, and began working for good. Instead, his book tells story after story of him screwing up "yet again." It wasn't a one time thing, it was repeated run-ins with the law, fights, sex, drugs. It seems, based on his own words in the book, that he didn't choose the right side of the law because it was the right thing to do, but rather he enjoys the attention. Every time he screwed up, instead of dusting himself off and trying again, he seemed to rail against everyone, including God. Very negative and so much anger. I had also anticipated we would learn details about his children, his wives before Beth, etc., but there is almost nothing about any of that. It feels like they are not important. While I'm sure that isn't true, that's how it comes across. The details about sex and drugs was way more than I needed to know. It's one thing to say - I did this. - You don't have to give a blow by blow account. I went into the book really admiring Dog. I finished the book not liking him at all. From the minute I closed the book, I never watched another episode of Dog again. It left that bad of a taste in my mouth. I am not saying he is or he isn't a good person. I am saying that based on this book, I no longer have any good feelings about him. To make matters worse, the book is boring to boot. If it was really exciting, then at least I could have said it was worth reading regardless of how I felt about him afterwards, but I can't even give it that.

I LOVE THIS BOOK. I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF DOG, HIS SHOW, AND HIS FAMILY FOR YEARS. THIS BOOK IS BRUTALLY HONEST, AND DEPICTS HIM EXACTLY AS HE IS... HUMAN. HE MESSES UP AND TRIES TO LEARN FROM IT, AND HELP OTHERS LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES. HE HELPS US ALL REMEMBER THAT NOBODY'S PERFECT AND NOBODY GETS THROUGH LIFE WITHOUT STRUGGLES. I MISS HIS SHOW TERRIBLY, SO READING THIS BOOK WAS AN EXTRA SPECIAL TREAT. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A MUST READ FOR ALL OF US. HE CAN TEACH US A LOT.

AS ONE REVIEWER MENTIONED, THE FOUL LANGUAGE IS A BIT MUCH. BUT IF YOU LOOK PAST THAT TO WHAT THIS MAN IS REALLY TRYING TO SAY, IT IS VERY WORTH IT. WOULD MAKE A GREAT TV MOVIE!

Anastasia is a funny, sweet, amazin book. It took me a week to finish it, that is how much I love it. It is the best book ever.

this book I think is more suited for a younger reading audience.I think that there is insufficient factual facts submitted in the read.

We have really learned history from the Royal Diary series. It gives a wonderful time frame to set history in. It really helps you to remember what you need to know!

I'm a fan of the Royal Diaries series, and this is the best of the books. I read this book over and over again. I liked the way that you could tell that the children, especially Anastasia and Alexei, grew up throughout the four years that the novel took place. I also liked the glimpse it gave of the lavish lifestyle that the Romanovs led, and I was extremely saddened to learn of their fate. I do not believe that Anna Anderson was really Anastasia. I think that Anastasia died along with her family that fateful day in July. But if you would like to read the Royal Diaries series, this is a great book to start off with.

I liked this book A LOT Cos it showed Anastasia life befor she was killed.And Cannot understand why Anna Anderson Would Pretend to be Anastasia! (DNA says so) Sometimes the Plot would get a little boring but it always went back up to Good.I LOVE THIS BOOK!

My 12 month old's favorite book is "The Foot Book" by Dr. Seuss. So I bought her several other Dr. Seuss books for her birthday. She really likes this book. The other Dr. Seuss books that I purchased are a little long and wordy for her for right now, but "Hop on Pop" is perfect for this stage-and it's nice that it comes in board book form.

Hop On Pop
By Dr. Seuss

I found this book to be a valuable reading tool for the beginning reader.
When I helped my first grader with summer reading, not only did she picked up the words, but my kindergartener was reading this book as well.

Generations of readers have enjoyed the rhyming words of Hop On Pop. Make sure you pick up a copy for your family.

Jill Ammon Vanderwood
Author: Through the Rug
Through The Rug: Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)

We read this to our son and it was one of his favorites - he always had to act out the title!. We got a copy of this classic for him so he can read it to our grandson, Andrew. Grampa will be sure to encourage little Drew to Hop on his Pop!

My son just turned one and this is the first book that he really listens to when I read. Before this, the only books I could get him to pay attention to were books with photos of faces, food, animals, etc. I would look through one of these types of books before nap and bed to get him to sit with me and share focus. A few weeks ago I decided to bring in some Seuss and he loves it. He starts laughing as soon as he sees the cover and jabbers with me when I start reading. It has him talking a lot more and trying to imitate the rhythm and rhyme. The first few times I read it to him I was laughing out loud as well because the little pictures and storiettes are so silly. It's great because I used to try to read him an actual story and he would get impatient. This is just the right length for a busy one-year-old.

I won't order these books, because the cover price is $7.99 U.S. and Amazon is asking $8.99. Look at the preview and check out the back cover and see for yourself!! They might have free shipping, but they're charging a dollar more than cover price. The books are great, but what's Amazon's problem? This makes absolutely no sense to me. I generally have nothing but good things to say about Amazon.com, but this is just ridiculous.

I Loved reading this book!! I recently saw the TV movie version, so I decided to read the book. I was SO impressed! I was 10 years old when Pres Kennedy was killed, so of curse I'm familiar with Camelot and all that goes along with it. Now that I'm in my 50's I thought I'd look for a book written in recent years about the Kennedy wives. I'm so glad I found this one! What these 4 women had to endure, Especially Joan, being married to a Kennedy is incredible! The last 66 pages! are devoted to "Acknowledgments and Source Notes", which I didn't read thoroughly, but now know this isn't just another made up Kennedy story, but Facts!

This book is well worth reading more than once! It has so much information that I could hardly put it down!! You feel so very bad for Joan and what Teddy did to her. He was a very poor specimen for a husband and it is amazing she has managed to hold onto life. I don't know what the quality of it is now, but what she endured was truly unfair. My heart really goes out to her and now that Jackie is gone I can't imagine how she is doing.

I really enjoyed reading this book because I am fascinated by that time in our history and with Jackie Kennedy. I found this book to have an interesting point-of-view on all three Kennedy women. Ethel seemed to be easily envious or jealous but loyal and loving of her family. Jackie seemed to be snobby with a mind of her own, but again a deep loyalty for her family especially her immediate family. Joan seemed to be sad and a 'door mat' until she grew much older. She seemed to put up with the most crap and lost the most in return. I have no idea if any of what I read was accurate or not, but I liked reading it regardless. It was fun and fast in a very tabloid sort of way. If you're interested in the Kennedy women, then you'll probably like this book. The movie that was made based on this book is also pretty good, but naturally the book is by far better with more details.

I found this to be a very intrigueing read, but the reader should have a working knowledge of the history, events and relationships that shaped the Kennedy dynasty because they are not going to be detailed in this book. In fact, some will be glossed over or entirely omitted. What you will read about is the experiences of those intimately involved in the events and tragedies: their personal thoughts, conversations and feelings, wrapped up in fierce political ambition and family loyalty.
Even though I'm sure the conversations and personal information, albeit based on substantial research, has been "developed", anyone who has experienced a family death or misfortune will easily relate to the Kennedys' amazing ordeals, struggles and fortitude.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Heard the cassette version of JACKIE, ETHEL, JOAN: WOMEN OF
CAMELOT by. J. Randy Taraborrelli and enjoyed it--in a guilty pleasure
sort of way.

It is a tell-it-all about the three Kenney wives and listening to it
helped me relive some days of my younger days when John, Robert
and Ted Kenney were alive and running for various political offices.

For some reason, I never followed too closely the dirt behind
their respective careers . . . yet this book more than made up for
anything I may have missed.

If everything in it is to be believed, I now know that Joe Kennedy
offered Jackie $1 million not to divorce JFK and Jackie allegedly
replied, "The price goes to $20 million if Jack brings home any
venereal diseases." . . . also, that Bobby had an affair with
actress Lee Remick who actually called Ethel to tell her that they
were sleeping together--only to be told by Ethel that he was
home in bed (when he was actually with Remick) . . . and that
Ted once showed up for drunk with a prostitute for dinner with
the king and queen of Belgium, whose priceless antique coach
Ted's date ruined by wetting it.

Overall, the book left me feeling sorry for the Kennedy women . . . although
they appeared so glorious from afar, how they were forced to live
their lives because of the constant spotlight made life anything
but easy for them.

The Cd begins with the powerful witches scene-great music-definitely causing my students to sit-up and listen.

The Dover Thrift Edition is a good choice for a reading text because it presents the entire, unabridged play, and has enough notes to be helpful to inexperienced readers without overwhelming or distracting them. The omition of a scholarly apparatus makes the Dover Edition more flexible and keeps it from becoming outdated.

This product was great. It helped my students and I read and comprehend Macbeth so much better than us trying to read it and comprehend it. The actors voices are great! I think they do a great job being the characters on tape!

Virtually all editions of Macbeth will have at least some annotations. Rummaging through five different editions, I preferred the Yale University Press version, edited by Burton Raffel, as having the most comprehensive and comprehensible notes, as well as an excellent introduction to Shakespeare's play. Raffel not only explains the meanings of obscure words, but also gives brief notes pertaining to relevant history, geography, stage directions, etc, that are rarely addressed as fully by other editors. In addition, Raffel frequently gives the proper way to stress the syllables in a line when reading it aloud, which can be extremely helpful. (However, in most places these stresses need to be very subtle, so that you don't sound like "taDUM taDUM taDUM".) And Yale's page layout is among the clearest that I've seen.

(To find this edition: at Avanced Search, enter ISBN 0300106548; or, enter Macbeth as title, and either Raffel as author or Yale as publisher.)

As a bonus, this edition includes at the back a long essay on the play by Harold Bloom. This is not an uninteresting commentary, but Bloom desperately needs a good editor. His essay is not only at least three times longer than it should be, but is startlingly repetitious. Yale would have been wise to have asked Bloom for a rewrite.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was a dramatist whose genius is universally acknowledged, with a reputation as an actor, playwright and poet. He lived in an age of vast and significant changes characterised by the rise of the middle class and of a centralised government and the disappearance of medieval religious beliefs. England was transforming into a modern state. This was a time when self-realisation, self-respect and boldness of thought and action was idealised. Shakespeare's drama merely reflected the dramatic times of the age.

Shakespeare's genius can be reflected by the variety of his productions, where out of the 36 plays he has left, no two are alike and he managed to articulate the diverse subjects with exceptional expertise, handling both tragedies and comedies with ease.

Macbeth is a tragedy, intended to teach us a lesson about the human condition. The play is a tragedy about a wealthy Scottish noble called Macbeth who kills his king to gain the throne. During Shakespeare's time, this was a terrible thing to do, and from then on, Macbeth was doomed to die a tragic death.

The play starts with three witches confronting the great Scottish general Macbeth on his victorious return from a war between Scotland and Norway. The witches predict that he will one day become king. They also predict that another General called Banquo will be the father of kings, although he will not ascend the throne himself. The Scottish king, Duncan, decides that he will confer the title of the traitorous Cawdor on the heroic Macbeth. Macbeth, with the urging of his evil and ambitious wife murder King Duncan and ascends to the throne of Scotland.

Macbeth and his evil wife begin to do strange things, partly because of what they have done and also because they never get a whole night's sleep. Macbeth thinks he has to kill two of his former friends because he believes that they threaten his new throne. His efforts fail and he is eventually killed.

I've read my first Ms. Wick's book and have to say after reading some reviews - yes, it is a bid predictable, yes, the main characters, especcialy Sophie, are a little too-good-to-be-true, and they are not quiet people next door, BUT I still loved reading this book because it took me into a better world with people who encoraged and tought me to become better Christian and not to take everything for granted as well as to find positive side in everything. I admire Sophie for her ability to pray constantly too(I'd like to learn just that!).
By the way, "babushka" is grandma in Russian language, it's "babichka" in Cheh.(I speak both, and I found this a little funny) Not that it matters, but just for those of you who'd like to learn the correct word...

i could not drop this book down for a sec cos it was so captivating...the way the author developed the relationship btw Sophie and Alec was amazing which for many christian romances is always so chesssy.am a hugh fan of Lori Wick!!

It is a sweet, clean story with a predictable course of action. My only complaints are the slowness at times and the somewhat "self righteous" reminder of the characters church involement and prayerful thoughts.

It is hard to find a clean romance, so I gave it 4 stars.

This is one of my favorite books of all time. As a person who reads 4-8 books/week, it really takes a special book to catch my attention. This book is one that has truely caught my attention, and continues to hold it. I have read this book many times, and no matter how many times i read it i never get tired of the story. I have also lent the book to many family members and friends who have also enjoyed the book. I am now purchasing another copy of the book, as mine is very worn from repeated use. This is a book that will never go out of style, and a heart warming Christian story.

I cant believe that out of all the reviews I have read, not one of you have mentioned Sophie's creepy, sweaty hands! Am I the only one who notices that she is constantly about to drop things because of the excess moisture? And how about those "damp marks" on her "leather purse"? But wait, it get's nastier my friends! She commences to shake hands with people...on a regular basis. Now tell me that isn't disguisting. Moving along...

I would not have you think that I'd give a book a mere 3 stars do to a character's unfortunate hands. I do have valid reasons.
1. This woman is supposed to have been a master of at least 3 languages, yet she does not know enough English to be taken seriously in America. I thought she and her grandmother had been waiting a long time to come. Yet she get's here and all she can say is "I have phone message" and "yes, this is word"? I find that strantge.
2. Another thing. Alec Riley did not even notice Sophie until she got all prettied up. Then he notices as he comes up his driveway and the garage door is rising, "the shapeliest pair of calves" he'd ever seen. I guess it's easier to see Sophie now that she'd gotten three inch "spindly" heals (I thought this was a Christian novel), a flashy scarf, and a new hairdo. Why couldn't he have fallen for her when he saw how devoted she was to his children? Why did it take a makeover for him to feel affection?
3. Next we come to Peg Frazier, Alec's mother in law. In dealing with Peg, Sophie is made out to be almost stupid, not naive. What intelligent woman do you know who would perform a packet (not a list, my friends...a PACKET!!!)of chores that never in her employment have been assigned to her by her boss. Sophie even acknowledges that it is not like Alec to give orders via a second party. so why does she obey? A question for the ages...
All in all, this book is readable, but the annoyances will mount alarmingly fast once you get into it. But I'd rather read this than lots of the other inapropriate romance fiction that's out there. If you really want a good, clean, romantic read (wonderful combo!), then read Lori Wick's Kensington Chronicles, but not much else, she's in a authoral slump just now.

This is on of the best books ever written about war. I'm a NCO in the Army and I believe that this book should be a preferred read on any soldiers list. I've served in Iraq on the front lines and the emotions that Audie Murphy writes about in this book are still identical in today's war.

"To Hell and Back" is an amazing account of Audie Murphy's real-life military service during WWII. As far as the writing style it definitely lacks flare and, at some points, you feel as though you need to put it down for a while just to take a break the from the abuse of English grammar. However, this man's heroics and peril he endured during the course of his service is so compelling that it far overshadows any literative misgivings. To think that the man (almost boy actually) came back and was able to be even somewhat normal is nothing short of a miracle. It's not only worth the money but should also be required reading by every high school history student in this country. This is what it means to be free and what price we sometimes may have to pay in oreder to stay that way.

I found "To Hell and Back" to be well worth the time and investment. While it could have contained more detailed information about the battles it did a great job of tell the human side of Murphy's campaigns.

In my opinion this is one of the best war movies of all time.You really feel like you are there in the heart of the battle.and the burning tank scene is the best of all.A must see.

jim smith

Good movie, see what the real Audie Murphy is like as well, visit his web site.

This book, as the other reviewers have said, is an awful beginning or reference text for XSLT.

I have to whip up an XSL transform only a few times a year, so I never remember exactly how the syntax works. This book is never any help. The introductory sections are not informative, and the reference sections are not well-organized and have no helpful examples.

He likes to spend a lot of time explaining in various places that "technically, this blah blah blah is a valid construct, but no one will ever use it." Who cares? The book is supposed to help others get their jobs done.

Still, I have been able to finish my assignments using this book, so I can't give it 1 star. 2 stars is generous, though, for how angry this book consistently makes me.

This review is for "XSLT: Programmer's Reference 2nd Edition." The book covers XSLT 1.0 and XPath 1.0. Although these are "old" technologies, they are still heavily used in software in many industries. While there are newer books covering XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0, those technologies have not achieved widespread support, so you will want to rely on this book for the next few years.

Michael Kay is one of the leading authorities on XSLT, XML, and XPath, and it clearly shows in the content of this book. There is a lot of detail to his explanations, and the topics he covers are comprehensive, including little-discussed items that other books fail to cover. There is a wealth of information in this book. Mind you, this is a reference book, and it's not conducive to being read front-to-back. You do need some knowledge of the subject to be able to find what you need.

Unfortunately, the organization, editing, writing is not as good as the technical information itself. The writing style is similar to writing found in a technical paper, so it is somewhat hard reading. At times, the author repeats himself over several paragraphs as if he didn't know he already stated the information previously. The page headings don't have chapter designations, so when the author refers to a chapter (without a page number), you can't find the chapter without going back to the table of contents and finding the page number. The index is also a little disorganized as some keywords aren't always where one might think. Overall, it looked like there was so much information that the editors could not figure out how to organize it effectively.

Despite these serious flaws in organization, editing, and writing, the coverage of the subject matter is the most comprehensive I have found thus far. I've spent money to buy other books, including O'Reilly ones, and I still refer to this book, even though I know this book is not the best read. That is why I have to give it 4 stars rather than 3 stars; the information is too good to pass up.

I just finished up about 3 years on a job where one of my primary functions was editing, troubleshooting, teaching, and writing XSLT. I started that job as an experienced programmer with little XSLT experience, and I found this book relatively easy to navigate. I referred to this book constantly. It was indispensable as a reference for XPath and XSLT functions. Whenever I thought "How do I build the code to grab this XML?" or "What's the name of that function?" I would crack open this book and put together the pieces.
Note that there is a new XSLT reference out by Michael Kay-- that may be preferable if you are interested in XSLT 2.0.

This is the worst technical book I've ever used. There is no organization to it, and there is redundant information, especially in the elements listing section. There are areas that are extremely verbose and make little sense while other areas could use simple, less wordy explanation follwed by an example. This book makes a good paper weight, that's about it.

It is a pity but I have to write I am not satisfied with the book. It is kind of a book which does not concetrate on the main purpose of a reading - "to learn something". Of course I understand - it is programmer's reference but even so there is a lot of introductory parts which could be done much better.
There are parts that are very very talkative and give nowadays "vain" information and on the other hand there are parts which should be absolutely more narrative. The book reminds me a kind of "scientific" or "academic" book. From this point of view it is quite good. It is for people who have time to read it in their labs. It is the book for a long time. You absolutely learn a lot of useful topics but you have to find your own way of reading.

I have found better books out there, but this one is okay. Good to get you started.

Awesome learn by example book IF you already have a little background in CSS, and even then if your knowledge is elementary you might be lost on some of the finer points. If it had a little more theory and explanations it would be a killer book, but I guess Eric Meyer didn't have patience enough for that. He is anyway a Master in CSS styling, no doubts about that, and the right author too look at for learning and inspiration. The book is structured around several projects that you see in the various developing stages from beginning to end in reasonably small steps. The explanations of what's going on are like what you would expect from a guru/designer/artist that is, far from complete and basic. Again is like you had the chance to peek over Eric's shoulder while he works, but he won't be bothered to lose too much of his time after you. But don't get me wrong, this book is a must have for anyone interested in CSS, even if I would not buy it now (it starts being a bit dated) but would wait for his next book that should come out this autumn.

The first seen this book seems one more technical guide about CSS, but to the first contact realizes that it is a great reference based on needs to everyday of the web designer.
The book starts boarding how to initiate layout HTML transition for layout hybrid (still with the tables use but of optimized way), and with that goes gradually preparing the reader to think and to create the such wished Layout CSS (Tableless).
Besides talking about CSS he shows how to conceive a semantically correct code HTML and thus obtain a more organized and accessible structure.
This book boards the structure and presentation separation concept, positioning CSS, columns in CSS, leaves creation of alternative style, forms and effects presentation in links, lists and images.
The book Eric Mayer on CSS is one of the best references about CSS who already I saw, and can tell that he is indispensable in the web designer library.

I wanted a quick crash course in CSS; instead this book gave me a comprehensive start that led me on a path to a solid foundation in designing with Cascading Style Sheets.

Attention to details, comprehensive and professional writing style, and superior clarity are just some of the strengths of this book. I only wish that more IT books were as easy to read as this one.

Before skimming through "Eric Meyer on CSS" I expected an introductory level CSS tutorial book that would provide readers with step-by-step instructions on how to create efficient CSS layouts. The back cover lists standard concepts that are covered in the book in addition to an accurate depiction of Eric Meyer's professional experience level and expert ability with CSS [...]. Yet, after reading the introduction and beginning the first few chapters, I quickly learned this book is ideal for persons with a solid foundation in HTML and at least a basic understanding of CSS. For example, project 1 (i.e. chapter 1) illustrates how to remove HTML markup and replace it with CSS layout, but does not go into detail about the HTML markup and mentions CSS properties/terminology as a side note rather than main point.

I think a major selling point of "Eric Meyer on CSS" is its excellent project based approach to CSS; each project can be completed in a single session and built my proficiency and confidence upon chapter completion. Additionally, the chapter layout is quite organized and easy to follow with full support and completed files available from the book's website. For example, the necessary steps for each project are incorporated into the main body of the text with illustrations and easily identifiable code. Go to the website to double check for accuracy or help troublshoot your work. Definitions, clarifications, warnings, and sample code links are neatly laid out in the columns to the side of the text's main body. Depending upon your comfort level of CSS, it is easy to skip around chapters and projects or work straight through.

An inconveniencing aspect of this book is that the CSS is difficult to reference. While the index lists the page numbers to CSS functions, the CSS is incorporated into any number of projects/tutorials, which may or may not be useful for the task you are performing. This book transforms HTML pages into CSS efficient pages; this is a positive consistent quality throughout "Eric Meyer on CSS", but it may have less relevance for people wishing to create HTML + CSS pages from scratch. In future versions of this book, I think it would be interesting to note layout differences between HTML versions and include CSS for XHTML.

Overall, I found "Eric Meyer on CSS" a transformational book for HTML and CSS and I give it the highest possible rating. I recommend this book to anyone with a serious interest in CSS or who may use CSS on a quasi regular basis. It is a fine addition to any level (i.e. introductory, intermediate, advanced) CSS library or small collection. Essentially this book taught me how to do professional quality HTML "make overs" with CSS in a manner of speaking; it taught me how to convert HTML pages into more efficient and attractive pages using CSS.