The Photoshop User's Encyclopedia: Every Photoshop Term You're Ever Likely to Need, See or Use

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Summary: Concise and precise guide to Photoshop
Review: Photoshop books abound, with 'how to's' through tutorials but this is different. It actually explains all those terms that even the most erudite writer sometimes assumes that we all know. That is not to say that this is a book for absolute beginners though. The ingenous listing style means that like and similar terms are grouped so a reader can expand their knowledge easily. It is also a book to read (and how many encyclopediae can say that) as it is intriuging to discover new terms, new techniques and more by reading sequentially. One reviewer has pointed out errors in classification but, as someone involved in indexing in the past I'm surprised that a first edition is so accurate. Enjoy this and the companion by the same author, Digital Photographer's Pocket Encyclopedia.

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Summary: Fantastic resource to help those help themselves
Review: Sometimes the difficulties one experiences with technology is the vocabulary is new and different. There are lots of terms in the graphic designer arena that could use some explanation. This book's glossary-like presentation gives the graphic designer "handles" for concepts or issues encountered in the real world. This enables a professional to formulate questions for concepts and issues that would have otherwise required a more experienced or more technically trained person (i.e. not a graphic designer) to talk it out with them. This book would be a great luxury reference item that would not go unsed.

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Summary: mistakes in index
Review: This in itself is a very useful and highly organized book, but it has mistakes in it. It starts with an explanation of how to use the book and an index. All photoshop terms are explained in 10 following encyclopedic chapters. Within a chapter, terms are organized according to subject.
All terms in the index have a code, for example: "Rasterize (int) 2.023" 'Rasterize' should be discussed in chapter 2 (INT, for photoshop's INTerface), word #023. But 'rasterize' is not there, it lists 'hint' instead, which is also indexed as (int) 2.023.
This type of organization is great if there are no mistakes. Unfortunately the publisher's site does not have corrections, I cannot even find the book listed. Otherwise it's a great book and despite the mistakes, I would recommend it if you are in need for encyclopedic descriptions. Look for a bargain though.