Show Me Adobe Photoshop CS (Show Me Series)

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Summary: Great Title
Review: Finally an inexpensive reference manual that helps me understand Photoshop... I have several of Andy Anderson's other titles and, I have to admit that I am a fan. I've been to two of his seminars... to say that he loves Photoshop is an understatment... I've never met anyone with his understanding of the program.

This is an excellent title for the beginner, or anyone who wants to know the how and why of what makes Photoshop tick.

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Summary: A Good Quick Reference Guide
Review: This is not a book that goes into a lot of detail; it is useful though as a quick reference to the techniques in photoshop that you need to look up quickly and have a practical demonstration of how to apply. No color photos, now down and dirty tips for weird stuff but useful succinct basic guides.
Some sections suffer from the brevity eg you won't come away with much clue about color management if you rely on the chapter in this book, but it's become my handy desktop quick reference of choice. And it's not expensive.