Eric Meyer's CSS Books (Cha-Ching!)
The most frequently used tech book on my shelf is Eric Meyer's "Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide." Published in May, 2000, it quickly became the gold standard for CSS references, by an acknowledged master.
Like everything else, CSS has moved significantly during the past four years, and so it's no surprise to find that Meyer is putting the finishing touches on an updated version of this book, which will bring the text up-to-date through CSS 2.x. Meyer writes that nine chapters are either completely new, or significantly revised from version one. It's due out in April, or even a little sooner, and I'll be at the head of the line to buy a copy.
He's also publishing a sequel to "Eric Meyer on CSS," which is another great book that gives hands-on examples for rebuilding non-CSS sites using CSS. He's picked ten brand new projects, and this is another must-have.
Now, if Zeldman will just get to work on a sequel to "Designing With Web Standards"...
Oooh, oooh! I want one!
I know just enough CSS to know that it can do what I want it to do, but not enough to actually do it. Frustrating.
Alex, I think you'd want to start with the second book, then, because it's more of a "how to." The first one is a reference book, and although it provides good examples of how to use each CSS element, the second book is much better for seeing them in action on "real live" sites.
Posted by: Eric at March 9, 2004 05:37 PMgreat great great refrence book, i absolutely love it.
Posted by: Tim at March 17, 2004 12:47 PMAbout the publisher
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I have to second the recommendation; Meyer’s on CSS is always worth reading. My 2¢, anyway.
Posted by: Daniel Morris at March 8, 2004 08:05 PM