 | HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS, Fifth Edition by Elizabeth Castro
Buy used from: $0.09 The PERFECT book for learning HTML, but not necessarily mastering advanced parts of it. However, what little is left out you should be able to find online.
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 | HTML Pocket Reference (2nd Edition) by Jennifer Niederst Robbins
Buy used from: $0.01 Believe me; you'll want a reference like this.
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 | Javascript Bible, 4th Edition by Danny Goodman
Buy used from: $0.12 Quite literally a bible for JavaScript; complete reference from beginning to the most advanced JavaScript. The only alternative is JavaScript: The Definitive Guide.
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 | DHTML and CSS for the World Wide Web, Second Edition by Jason Cranford Teague
Buy used from: $0.01 A good guide to CSS, and a nice step-by-step approach to nearly all important DHTML topics.
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 | Learning Perl, Third Edition by Tom Phoenix
Buy used from: $0.04 I didn't use this, but the reviews are consistent: it's an excellent guide for LEARNING Perl. It is incomplete, but that's intentional; keyword=learning.
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 | Programming Perl (3rd Edition) by Larry Wall
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $1.10 THE Perl guide. Period. Not only does it cover every nook and cranny of the language, the author (Larry Wall) is the man who CREATED Perl, and it's loaded with great humor.
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 | Programming the Perl DBI by Tim Bunce
Buy new: $29.29 / Used from: $0.01 The definitive reference for using the DBI module of Perl; using Perl with databases. You might also want to look into the Perl/Tk module, but it isn't essential.
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 | MySQL by Larry Ullman
Buy used from: $0.01 The quickstart guide for MySQL. In truth you could survive without this; MySQL can easily be learned from online tutorials. But, just so that you know you'll need to learn MySQL...
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 | Web Design for Dummies by Lisa Lopuck
Buy used from: $0.24 Believe it or not, this is one of the best Web Design (DESIGN, not code) books out there. Cheaper than most too.
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 | Java 2 Complete by Sybex
Buy used from: $0.01 While usually I recommed the Complete series only for reference guides, this books is cheap, and seems to be better than most for learning the language. This should get you pretty familiar with Java.
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 | XML for the World Wide Web by Elizabeth Castro
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $0.01 The XML quickstart guide from the same excellent author as the HTML one. You COULD leave this book out and go straight to the next one.
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 | Mastering XML Premium Edition by Liam Quin
Buy used from: $0.01 I have this book, but haven't read through it yet. I've heard some bad reviews, but also heard that it's an extremely thorough guide to XML. Take your pick...
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 | SVG Programming: The Graphical Web by Kurt Cagle
Buy new: $30.36 / Used from: $14.90 I don't know SVG, but I want to learn. I've heard this is the bible of SVG, the reviews are killer. Besides, there aren't alot of alternatives.
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 | XSL Essentials by Michael James Fitzgerald
Buy used from: $4.35 While you CAN use CSS, XSL is a better long term choice as a style language for XML. I haven't got any books that are on XSL alone, but based on reviews and much time in BAM, this looks best.
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 | Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites, 2nd Edition by Louis Rosenfeld
Buy used from: $0.01 A book about site layout. From O'Reilly. Enough said.
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 | Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug
Buy used from: $7.10 Not sure what this book is all about, but it seems to appear on EVERY must-read list, so you might want to check it out.
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