The dynamic city of Smyrna; Georgia; situated a scant fifteen miles northwest of Atlanta; has a fascinating history. In July 1864; two significant battles were fought within the confines of present-day Smyrna as General Shermans Federal juggernaut converged on the "Gateway City" of Atlanta. The town was incorporated in 1872 with a population of fewer than three hundred residents and high expectations that rapid suburban development would ensue. It was the coming to the area of the aeronautics industry in the post-World War II period that finally generated sustained growth. Then; in the 1990s; the city reinvented itself through an aggressive urban renewal program spearheaded by its dynamic mayor; Max Bacon; and a progressive-minded city council. Join author William P. Marchione; PhD; as he recounts the fascinating history that created Smyrna.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Not for digital photographersBy dnnI had never used Photoshop before so I thought this would be the best place to start. And I did learn a lot about Photoshop from this book and it is a great book for the novice. But as a photographer; the candy came on page 354 (of 750!): "Camera Raw ... is hands down the easiest place to fix your images". This is a plug-in that comes standard with Photoshop but is a stand-alone program. Pages 354 - 362 cover the basics of Camera Raw and the section ends with referring the reader who wants to know more to other books. After reading this section I can already see I will be doing most of my work in Camera Raw and only opening Photoshop itself for some fine-tune work on some of my photos. So 8 pages dedicated to the area where I will be spending 90% of my time leaves me a little unsatisfied.If you know nothing of Photoshop and want to make your own pictures; do web design; etc. then this is a great book to teach you this fantastic program but for photographers who dont care a lot about drawing or adding text; I would not recommend this book. Instead look for something specifically written for photographers that includes a discussion of Camera Raw.It would have been nice if I had known this book only covers the program Photoshop; one of a suite of programs sold as Photoshop.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Missing Manuals rarely miss; and it would be hard to find a better PS CS4 referenceBy hal96aFirst; why you will like this book if you are working on learning Photoshop CS4. I have CS4; and cant justify the cost of upgrading. This book is really well organized and the chronology of skills is easy to follow. Explanations are complete and unambiguous. While it is not targeted for photographers; it touches Camera Raw; plug ins; and has a quick start for Adobe Bridge. I find it to be best as a reference; but it has several tutorials and the files for them are on line. Like almost all Missing Manuals; it is the book that should have been in the box for most of us.Where did the fifth star go? The appendices are online. The writing can be annoyingly wordy. How many ways can you find to talk around the word "default?" And it must be a directive from Adobe for subliminal effect; Photoshop has been awarded entity status. It does things and seems to have intentions.For photographers there are other books; but to get Photoshop up and running and referencing the range of Photoshop CS4s capabilities; this book is certainly as good as any and better than most.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Perfect replacement for when you dont have the "Manual"By Gunter J. SteffenVery useful; even for a novice like me. Touches on all the aspects of image manipulation and will become a useful reference once I learn the program. Like most worthwhile things; learning Photoshop with all its bells and whistles is not easy and requires a bit of a "learning curve". This book tries to make it a little less painful and I do appreciate the thoroughness but it is a bit of a slog. Still; better to get the fundamentals than to struggle through what should be an easy project; by tackling it piecemeal and thrashing about trying to find solutions that would have been easily addressed by getting a good understanding of the program in the first place. If you want piecemeal; then just go to YouTube and find what you need a bit at a time. (Im not knocking the YouTube approach but I prefer getting a good grounding in the fundamentals first. Chalk it up to my being an Engineer.)
