During World War II, the Waffen-SS officer who set Vietnam on fire in Devil's Guard - The Real Story, began his startling military career in the Russian slaughterhouse of the Eastern Front. It is February 1943 in the snowy wastes around Kharkov. Stalingrad has fallen and a resurgent Soviet army is p[...]
Eric Meyer and Laurent Zylberman were the only freelance journalists allowed into Tibet after the 2008 riots which left parts of Lhasa in ruins. They saw the friction between two cultures: police and soldiers patrol the towns, while crowds of Han immigrants pour into the region like new frontier set[...]
PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR MODERN LAYOUTSmashing CSS takes you well beyond the basics, covering not only the finer points of layout and effects, but introduces you to the future with HTML5 and CSS3. Very few in the industry can show you the ins and outs of CSS like Eric Meyer and inside Smashing CS[...]
The indispensable introductory reference guide to HTML, XHTML and CSS Even though new technologies enable people to do much more with the Web, in the end HTML, XHTML and CSS are still at the root of any Web site. The newest edition of this bestselling guide is fully updated and revised for the lates[...]
"CSS: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition," provides you with a comprehensive guide to CSS implementation, along with a thorough review of all aspects of CSS 2.1. Updated to cover Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft's vastly improved browser, this new edition includes content on positioning, lists and gene[...]
Developers have specified fonts with CSS since CSS first appeared, but it's only recently that it's been possible to move beyond a core set of fairly standard fonts. This detailed exploration of CSS font capabilities explores the new opportunities as well as providing a foundation in techniques that[...]
Web sites have needed text layout since the earliest days, and CSS is the smoothest way to create pleasing layouts. It's not just about choosing and applying fonts (covered in CSS Fonts), but about alignment, spacing, positioning, indentation, line heights, superscripts, underlines, shadows, capita[...]
When you're working with CSS and need a quick answer, "CSS Pocket Reference" delivers. This handy, concise book provides all of the essential information you need to implement CSS on the fly. Ideal for intermediate to advanced web designers and developers, the 4th edition is revised and updated for [...]