I think we talk about Web navigation because "figuring out where you are" is a much more pervasive problem on the Web than in physical spaces. We're inherently lost when we're on the Web, and we can't peek over the aisles to see where we are.

Steve Krug, in Don't Make Me Think, on the absolute necessity of good website navigation.

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My favorite thing about steve Krug's site is that it's one of the more difficult sites to navigate that I've seen all day. I can barley read anything on his homepage for how jumbled it is.

http://sensible.com/chapter.html there is the first chapter which isn't too bad. Thanks for the link

it's actually a really good book. it provides a decent overview of usability, it's short enough to stay interesting, and it makes ya think.