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Studied Spanish, Catalan, and Basque at University of Pennsylvania and University of California at Berkeley. Moved to Barcelona in 1987, found job in computer company translating documentation and software. Started Página Uno in 1990: publisher of Mac related books in Spanish. Moved back to US in 1993 to edit 5th edition of The Macintosh Bible. Wrote first edition of HTML Visual QuickStart Guide in 1995, now worldwide bestseller with more than 1 million copies sold in many languages. Also written books on Perl/CGI, XML, Blogger, iPhoto.

Most recently, wrote EPUB Straight to the Point, and accompanying miniguides, to help people publish ebook versions of their books.


Average rating: 3.73 · 643 ratings · 88 reviews · 30 distinct works · Similar authors
HTML, XHTML, and CSS
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions
HTML for the World Wide Web
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1951 — 4 editions
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
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XML for the World Wide Web:...
3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions
Publishing a Blog with Blog...
3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011
Creating a Web Page with HT...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2004
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MOM*ME by Jennifer Castro
MOM*ME
by Jennifer Castro (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Totally impressed with my sister Jenn's new book, Mom*Me, which Amazon just brought to my door. It's really great, the kind of book I'd buy even if she wasn't my sister. Course she is, so that means I get to buy a couple of copies :)
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
Elizabeth Castro voted for 5 books on the list Catalonia
What's Up with Catalonia? by Liz Castro Barcelona, Catalonia by Matthew Tree The Best of Barcelona INK by Ryan Chandler Homage To Barcelona by Colm Tóibín What Catalans Want by Toni Strubell Vote on this list »
What's Up with Catalonia? by Liz Castro
What's Up with Catalonia?
by Liz Castro
read in February, 2013
Granted, I'm biased, since I am the editor! I think "What's up with Catalonia?" is a great collection of articles on the current political situation in Catalonia, written specifically for a non-Catalan audience. The articles, written by 35 experts an...more
The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler
The Beginner's Goodbye
by Anne Tyler
read in April, 2012
I liked it, I did. Especially the beginning. But I wanted it to go longer. I love Tyler's books because they immerse me in her amazing characters, and this time I didn't have enough time with them.
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