Amazon.co.uk Review
HTML Goodies deserves a place in the ranks of the best Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) books on the market. Not only does author Joe Burns teach readers how to use HTML (and in such a wonderfully friendly way), he also explains how to create stylish, efficient Web documents that will keep surfers coming back.
Burns has structured the book into a series of brief tutorials, each of which tackles a particular technical challenge that might confront a Webmaster. One chapter explains image maps, another goes into depth on frames, while others explain Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Java applets. The tutorials consist of a series of experiments--this code yields this result--interspersed with questions and answers. Where it's appropriate, Burns suggests techniques he has found effective in a variety of situations. You will be astounded by what you can learn from his advice.
HTML Goodies sprang from Burns's Web site of the same name, a popular one with lots of tutorials and downloadable freebies. It features discussions about Web page development, and Burns is always a frequent contributor. The site does a superb job of standing in for the CD-ROM that this book lacks--the site's a better deal, since it's more current and allows interactivity. --David Wall
Book Description
Joe Burns' fast and friendly approach to building a Web site keeps over 300,000 people coming back to his HTML Goodies Web site every month. Now Joe has gone wa y beyond the Web site with HTML Goodies, the book! Let Joe show you how easy HTM L can be. After you've mastered text formatting, creating links, and inserting g raphics, HTML Goodies takes you far beyond HTML basics. It shows you how to buil d the Web site features that you want most, from password-protected pages to vis itor counters, guest books, scrolling marquees, RealAudio sound, and searchable databases. Each "goody" in the book has a working example on the HTML Goodies We b site, so you can see how something works before you put it on your own site!