Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes

Yes, you're not going to become an expert on CSS with this book. But this was my first time working with stylesheets and I was able to get up to speed very quickly - I went through the book in 1 hour WITH running and editing the code (which can be downloaded from SAMS website) to make sure I understood all the examples (disclaimer: I have a PhD in Engineering with 2 minors and I'm proficient in many programming languages). The examples will seem repetitive only if you're not in front of the computer trying the code - else it's nice to see the progression of each section of the chapter and actually see the changes on the screen and it only takes a few mins to go through them. It's cheap and short and sweet. Five stars. I'm now buying a more advanced book on the topic (The Meyer's CSS Definitive guide) just as I'd planned. Basically - Advanced and intermediate users: look elsewhere, nothing for you here Beginners who want to learn CSS before going to bed: yes yes yes (make sure you download the code from the website first)

Everything looked to be clearly and simply explained. I've come to use it as a quick reference if I need to jog my memory. This book provides a solid foundation you can build on.

I respectfully disagree with the reviewer who thought this book was repetitious and needed more editing. My technique when I need to learn something is to find two good books on the subject: one a really simple one that will give me a good overview of the subject and make me feel like an "expert". Then the second one I use to find out all the little details (which makes me feel like less of an expert but certainly more knowledgeable). Anyway, in this instance, I read a lot of reviews here and went down to Borders and flipped through all the books on CSS. The two books I selected were this one as my first book and CSS Mastery by Andy Budd as the second. Both I think have proved to be excellent choices. I didn't find any editing errors at all in this book (not that I was looking for them, but they certainly didn't pop up). And as for being repetitious, that is partly true, but I would rather have an author repeat him/herself than to be told, "As we showed on page 39..." and have to keep flipping back. What the author is repeating is why each line of CSS is written the way it is, and I found it helpful. Anyway, after a couple of hours with this book, I feel like I have good understanding for CSS and can work with it.

I am a newbie with regards to html and css. This book is easy to read and understand for someone who is new to coding.

If you are new to CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and want to get up to speed in no time, then Russ Weakley's 'Sams Teach Yourself CSS In 10 Minutes' is the perfect guide to accomplishing that task!! In its simplest form, CSS is a way to quickly style web pages and be able to write HTML quickly and not have to worry about keeping track of fonts, colors, etc. while maintaining a uniform style all throughout your web site. If you need to learn how to use CSS quickly and efficiently, I highly recommend this great time from SAMS, you won't be disappointed!! Note: This book is for beginners only, any experienced CSS developer will want to go elsewhere as this book is only for newbies. ***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED