(Fake Book). The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s; musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig; night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed without any copyrights or royalties paid to the master composers who created these musical canons. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. You wont even notice the difference...the covers look the same; the engravings look the same; the songlist is nearly identical; and the price remains fair even on a musicians salary! But every conscientious musician will appreciate that these books are now produced legally and ethically; benefitting the songwriters that we owe for some of the greatest music ever written! 400 songs; including: Air Mail Special * Birdland * Bye Bye Blackbird * Caravan * Doxy * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * Georgia * Girl Talk * In Walked Bud * I Remember You * I Thought About You * The Jody Grind * Just the Way You Are * Killer Joe * Little Sunflower * Mercy; Mercy; Mercy * Moanin * The Nearness of You * Nows the Time * Old Devil Moon * Phase Dance * St. Thomas * Speak Low * Stardust * Tangerine * Tenor Madness * Watch What Happens * Whisper Not * Willow Weep for Me * Yardbird Suite * and more.
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94 of 97 people found the following review helpful. Detailed. yet user-friendly treatment of a feature-dense productBy Long-Suffering Technology ConsumerLike earlier versions of Photoshop Elements (PSE). Photoshop Elements 8 is both powerful and complex. While it has some automated functions. users hoping to harness its full power are going to need some help. Barbara Brundage offers this help in a detailed guide that explores the higher functions of PSE. while respecting the challenges many readers may have in grasping complex technology.Brundage offers both conceptual overviews and tutorials of PSE 8s interface and functions. She effectively breaks down the the concepts of file management. basic editing. image manipulation and sharing of the results of these digital editing techniques. Particularly useful are the two appendices. which provide a summary of ALL of the (many many!)menu items in the two main components of PSE (its editor and the organizer).Minor deficiencies are present in this book. While it certainly provides sound advice on avoiding Adobes deliberate efforts to guide consumers to a purchase of the "Plus" version of the online extension to PSE 8. it doesnt mention the wide scope of Adobes data collection of user activities associated with this (in both the free and "Plus" online adjuncts). Advice to consumers to read the EULA if they have concerns about how Adobe will collect their data would have been a welcome addition. Also. the book correctly states that PSE 8 can be installed with earlier versions of PSE. While this is true (and you wont be forced to uninstall any earlier version). it doesnt mention that PSE 8 will force you to choose which single version of PSE youll want to keep using. Finally. the book says that "the help files that ship with Elements are sometimes incomplete". More correctly. in PSE they are absent. The Help menu in PSE 8 launches a browser and takes you online. where all the help content is located. You can download a 27 MB .pdf help file (which users without persistent connectivity should consider).These are small shortcomings that do not detract seriously from the overall worth of this book. which is valuable tool with great utility for serious amateur (or frugal professional) photographers or digital artists expanding their craft.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. In Depth Text-Like BookBy Dakota RainI debated between this book and Scott Kelbys and I bought the Missing Manual first and then months later added Kelbys book to my collection. I was overwhelmed at first with the Missing Manual. There is a lot to Elements and it was my first attempt with the software. I think a "text-like" book and Scotts compliment each other nicely. I am able to better understand the Missing Manual now that I have Kelbys book. If I had purchased Kelbys book first I would not have the in-depth knowledge that the Missing Manual offers. I juggle between both books as Kelby does not get into any specifics of the how-to. I do wish the photos had been a bit nicer in the Missing Manual but Im sure the cost was a factor. If you are a "newbie" to Elements I would suggest buying this text-like book and then Kelbys. If you are able to afford both books upfront...even better!!4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Simply WonderfulBy David K. CrabtreeI guess I could just quote the sub-title and say that this is the book that should have been in the box. yet this one goes further than anything they could have included. Its more detailed and has a better layout than most manuals you get. but what is the best feature is the step by step way Barbara Brundage explains how to do something. As a former writer of high tech operational manuals I appreciate that style knowing that once you do something correctly a couple of times it becomes second nature. On top of that knowing how to have fun with a photo makes me want to learn more. For example. I fixed the only picture my friend had of his mother by scanning it and doing a little healing to replace a torn section. He was somewhat reluctant to hand the damaged photo to me but he was very happy to see the new one version. It was kick to be able to help! So this is the book I keep in the office so when I import the latest group of pictures Ive got it handy in case I have to change or fix something. She did a good job of explaining how to use layers. which I knew nothing about when I got PSE5 a few years ago. By the way. this is not a "Dummies" style manual. though they have their place. This one is complete enough that it may be the only reference manual you need for PSE8. It is definately worth the price.
