Andy Budd

Simon Collison

Andy Clarke

Cameron Adams

Mark Boulton

Derek Featherstone

Jeffrey Croft

Dan Rubin

Ian Lloyd

Rob Weychert

This is the ultimate in inspirational, high-level web design books. There is no attempt to teach the basics CSS or JavaScript — competency is already assumed. This book brings together 12 of the world's most talented web designers to share their secrets with the reader. The techniques discussed cover the full spectrum of essential web design topics, and readers will find enough innovation inside that they will keep coming back to the book again and again to improve their work. The book, presented in full color, is completely standards-compliant, and up-to-date, including discussions of IE 7 support.

Innovations in Web Design with XHTML, CSS, and DOM Scripting

Web Standards Creativity

Jeff Croft

Pro CSS Techniques (Pro)

Elizabeth Brodersen

Words on Plays, American Conservatory Theater's in-depth performance guide series, offers insight into the plays, playwrights,and productions of the A.C.T. subscription season. This special collector's edition of Words on Plays explores the process of creating an original musical from Armistead Maupin's beloved Tales of the City series.It features in-depth interviews with originators of the musical-Jeff Whitty, Jake Shears, John Garden, and Jason Moore-as well as the scenic and costume designers-and Maupin himself. Original essays examine Maupin's opus in the context of the canon of gay literature and San Francisco's history of acceptance.

Words on Plays

"A Fire on the Sea is a vivid adventure story set a hundred years in the future on the north Pacific coast. The book weaves realistic settings and believable characters into a story with fantastic elements that include renewal of native traditions, travel by sailing ship and communication with whales. Three young people who have grown ip in the coastal village of Ucluth must work together to overcome the growing power of the Priests before they take over their village. Miria, the Whale King's daughter, Robin, from the house of the Whale King, and Jomie, an orphan from the House of the Fisherman, decide to make a journey to the ruins of the City to return with new knowlegde. To do this, they will travel with the Sea People, the ocean-going matriarchal culture that has re-established trade on the coast. But after Jomie is stabbed by a henchman of the Priests, Robin and Miria must flee. Robin is thrown overboard from the ship on which he is traveling and must use all of his wits to survive as he makes his way south to the Bay of Oaks to warn Miria." - description from cover.

A Novel

A Fire on the Sea

This advanced CSS book is a must for any modern web developer to own. It is completely up-to-date, with information on browser support in all the latest versions and CSS levels 1, 2, and 3. Unlike beginner-level books that teach CSS in a lighthearted style, this one gets serious, giving CSS the proper, professional treatment it deserves. Each technique is presented in an informative tutorial style, with every point backed up by multiple real-world examples and case studies. The authors cover hacks and filters, code management, advanced layouts and styling, typography, and much more.

Pro CSS Techniques

Ariadne Vromen

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