Average Customer Review:  
I continue to find it amazing that reviewers mark down the quality of certain books because they aren't what _they_ expected (say 3 out of 5 starts, for instance). Although the "Designing for the Web" on the cover is somewhat misleading, the back of the text is not (and a quick look inside; if you're at a brick & mortar). This is *not* a book on how to "Design for the Web".This book is definitely a reference of CSS (levels 1 & 2) as accurate as could be represented at the time of printing. Hakon Lie and Bert Bos do an excellent job of explaining how each CSS element is expected to work (or, as the browser should render it). As well it should, since Hakon basically created CSS. [Whether or not this is what occurs in IE, Netscape or Opera remains to (always) be seen.] The book is laid out very nicely, the text is easy to read, the examples are very thorough and understandable. The two authors even attempt to let you know which browsers fully support, partially support or offer no support for each element. The only knock I have against the book is that the quick reference index on the inside of the front and back covers are inaccurate as to what page each element is listed on (this quick reference lists the element name, possible values, initial value, what each applies to, and the page number it can be found on). This page number is what is inaccurate in most cases. Even with that minor annoyance, I would highly recommend this book for those needing a reference for CSS. It's good stuff.
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