XML in Plain English is a no-nonsense companion for XML coders who need a handy reference at their fingertips. This pocket-sized paperback is useful for looking up XML instructions in various ways, but also offers a reference to cascading style sheets (CSS), character tables, and more. The book begins with a brief overview of the history of hypertext from SGML through HTML and on to XML--the focus of this reference. Author Sandra E. Eddy then covers the basic syntax of XML documents and the interaction of HTML and XML, and shows how to make XML documents publicly available on the Web. The excellent following chapter lets you find XML productions or attributes by looking up an English description of the task you want to accomplish. The next chapters feature a more detailed XML syntax reference and information on the XLink and XPointer languages, other critical aspects of XML coding; CSS; and DSSSL-O. The first appendix contains a comprehensive set of tables for the Unicode characters and the applicable character sets. Other appendices offer a list of XML tools and editors, a glossary, and a "Webliography" full of URLs for XML-related sites. If you"re a serious XML coder, XML in Plain English is a must-have. --Stephen W. Plain