Rating: 8.5/10
Publisher: Sams
Author: Laura Lemay

Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML4 is an excellent HTML book. I purchased a year or so ago, so it didn't recently come out, but if you like a physical book to read, then this one is for you. I read www.htmlgoodies.com 's HTML Primer and it set me off on the right foot. The book also touches on Servers, SSL, CGI, Javascript, DHTML, and CSS.

Below are the chapters to see what it is like:
Part 1: Getting Started
The World of the World Wide web
Get Organized
An Introduction to HTML
Part 2 Creating Simple Web Pages
Begin with the Basics
All About Links
More Text Formatting with HTML
Part 3 Web Graphics
Using Images, Color, and Backgrounds
Creating Images for the Web
Creating animated Graphics
Part 4 Style Sheets, Tables, and Frames
XHTML and Style Sheets
Tables
Frames and Linked Windows
Part 5 Multimedia and Java Applets
Multimedia: Adding Sound, Video and More
Working With Sound and Video Files
Using Java
Part 6 Imagemaps and Forms
Creating and Using Imagemaps
Designing Forms
Beginning CGI Scripting
Part 7 JavaScript and Dynamic HTML
Creating JavaScript Scripts
Working With JavaScript
Using Dynamic HTML
Part 8 Designing Effective Web Pages
Writing and Designing Web Pages: Dos and Don'ts
Examples of Good and Bad Web Design
Designing for the Real World
Part 9 Going Live on the Web
Putting your site online
Letting People Know It's There
Testing, Revising, and Maintaining Your Site
Part 10 Setting up and Administering a Web Server
Setting Up Your Own Server
Web Server Hints, Tricks, and Tips
Web Server Security and Access Control

The book is excellent for a Website design newbie .... In case anyone in the AO community is wandering, yes I know 90% of the people know this.