Career Development and Systems Theory: A New Relationship

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In a groundbreaking departure from traditional career counseling texts, authors Wendy Patton and Mary McMahon have developed a comprehensive book that uses General Systems Theory to unify the many approaches to career development. More holistic than a simple theory-by-theory overview, more relevant than any single-theory approach alone, this text not only illuminates this field of study but also advances it. Relevant examples throughout the book help the reader see how career education and career counseling are influenced by research and practice.

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A good book for career theorists and counsellors.......2004-06-22

The 1990s saw an attempt by many career theorists to integrate existing major theories of career into a unified theory, which proved to be a nearly impossible undertaking. Patton and McMahon's System Theory Framework is another recent attempt at convergence. Their approach is technically not a "theory" since it doesn't really predict anything; however, it does provide an extensive conceptual framework in which existing career theories can be placed, and the links between them examined. Their book gives a comprehensive description of their Systems Theory model, and how it was derived from previous career theories and systems theory literature.

The first part of the book deals with existing career theories, and provides a well-written and comprehensive review of the major approaches of the past century, from the trait and factor theories of Parsons and Holland to the more recent social-cognitive, contextual and "post-modern" approaches to career development. The features of each theory are described briefly (but without too much oversimplification), and are compared and contrasted with those of other theories.

Highlighting the absence of plausible influences on career development in existing theories sets the stage for the second part of the book, which describes how the Systems Theory was developed from the authors' earlier work on adolescent decision-making. The book then goes on to describe the actual framework, which conceives the individual as the central system, encompassing many subordinate systems (including differential factors such as interests, skills, values, age, etc.), and surrounded by systems representing contextual influences (e.g. the family, educational institutions, the employment market, etc.). The inclusion of each career influence and its assignment to a particular system is justified in light of previous theories and the authors' speculation about its probable importance.

In the third part of the book, the changing work environment and the implications of systems theory for career counselling and education are discussed. Particularly interesting is its challenge to career counsellors' traditional approach of assessing clients and decreeing what kind of job would be most suitable for them. Instead, Systems Theory emphasises a partnership between the counsellor and client. Counsellors (or career development facilitators as they are termed in the book) are encouraged to help their clients see themselves as active lifelong learners, to become prepared for workplace change, to view their entire life from a systems perspective, and to use this understanding to prompt a creative and dynamic exchange with counsellors to facilitate their career development.

One problem I had with the book was that, although it provides a very extensive taxonomy of possible influences on career development, it does not really show how these are connected; it simply conceptualises them as open systems that may, or may not, be permeated and influenced by other systems. I would also question the placement of certain elements in particular systems. For example, gender and values are placed in the individual's system, but it could be argued they should be also represented in the external systems given that both can also be regarded as socially constructed and ascribed.

In spite of these criticisms, I still regard Career Development and Systems Theory to be an extremely stimulating, informative, and significant text, in bringing together existing career formulations and discussing how career practice might be improved. It seems to be targeted primarily towards an academic audience (and will no doubt stimulate a great deal of thinking and subsequent research), but would probably also be of interest to career advisors, teaching professionals and students of this field.

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In the fall of 1994, three student filmmakers, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael Williams, ventured into the Black Hills of Maryland to investigate the legend of the Blair Witch. They never returned and to this day are still considered missing. However, one year after their disappearance, their footage was discovered. Directors Eduardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale edited the footage and released it as the movie titled The Blair Witch Project. As a companion to the movie, occult journalist D.A. Stern compiled this dossier, unearthing deeper mysteries surrounding the students' disappearance. It includes a full account of the case from a private investigator, police reports, newspaper articles, student profiles, interviews with the students' families and friends, and the most revealing artifact--37 pages from Heather Donahue's journal. We also get a comprehensive history of the Blair Witch legend, complete with a copy of an 1823 newspaper article.

The hype surrounding The Blair Witch Project is a rare phenomenon in which a purely fictitious film (sorry to burst the occult lover's bubble, but there is no Blair Witch myth; and those missing filmmakers are actors who are alive and well) creates a legend in and of itself. The collected data found in this dossier lends more eerie authenticity to the whole affair. This is an outstanding compilation for its acute attention to detail and ability to enhance the mystery, which in the end is the real charm of this portfolio. --Samantha Allen Storey

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GOTTA GET THIS ONE!!!.......2005-11-02

Some real beliveable fiction in this one!!
If you have TBWP films, games & the collectables-buy this book.

Very well written-will keep you glued to the pages!!

Can only become MORE collectable as time goes by!
Just get it from Amazon-the nice people with the nice price!!

Ripoff.......2005-09-04

Even today I'm a fan of TBWP and so when this book was released right after the movie, I rushed out to get it. What's in this "dossier" is mostly filler to pad a book someone was trying to get out before the popular buzz about this inventive work of cinematic art cooled off. There is basically nothing new in here and even the timeline about Blair and the events that have scarred its history are available for free off the film's promotional website. It was garbage like this that helped start up the backlash against what is one of the spookiest movies ever made.

Interesting. .......2004-12-23

There's nothing "new" in this book that is not already on the website. Of course if you can't view the website then this book is a must. It has Heather's journal entries in it and overall is a good source of interviews and information about the legend/story. I'm dissapointed by the poor quality of paper they used in the book/I think they could have made some creepy black glossy pages to really integrate the mystery for the fans of the movie.
I am satisfied with my purchase.

slim read offers bits for Blair Witch fans.......2003-06-25

To add to all of the tie-in books and dead-serious "mockumentaries" comes this - "The Dossier", a scrapbook of the investigation surrounding the disappearance of Heather, Josh and Mike in October of 1994 and the recovery of their footage. By now, everybody knows that our victims vanished while shooting a documentary about a witch who has haunted generations of citizens of Burkitsville (nee Blair), Maryland. Despite an exhaustive search, the footage and Josh's car remained the only evidence left behind. The recovered footage - the film and the videotapes meant to document its creation - depict Heather, Josh and Mike being stalked by an unseen presence, desperate to escape a seemingly endless forest.

Ofcourse, the real fun is how the film blurred the lines between fact and fiction on both sides of the camera (film students go into the forest, believing the witch to be a legend, until the legend comes for them; ads for the flick hinted that the story of the missing students was true when it wasn't). "Dossier" follows tradition - picking up the story from the perspective of private investigators hired by Heather's mother to solve the mystery. Like the film, "Dossier" keeps the tension high by masking its subject well - the "narrative" consists of memos, letters and transcripted phone calls compiled by the Buck Buchanan detective agency. It's obvious that nobody attached to the project believes in the witch legend, though their memos only detail weirder findings, and an enigma whose solution becomes more elusive.

While "Dossier" knows the tricks of the film, it brings less to the legend than the film did. It's a short, thin read, one giving us bits without fleshing much out. We learn of the origins of Blair and of Elly Kedward, the future witch. But Kedward's story never goes beyond one we can label as man's cruelty to man. (A mysterious, if otherwise decent figure, Kedward is driven into the woods, presumably to her death; successive generations are haunted by her.) We also learn more about Rustin Parr who murdered a group of Burkittsville children during WWII. (Parr's story is an oddball footnote to the legend - he's obviously a nut, but devotees of Blair Witch can't divorce themselves of the idea that his actions were a genuine manifestation of the witch. More on Parr, later.)

Unfortunately, the patchwork narrative misses details or at least fails to highlight them. "Dossier" was probably going the subtle route for deep chills and preserving the surface rationale for the story as a record of a professional investigation, but some of the details inexplicably glossed over seem as much as interest to us as to Buck Buchanan. We learn for example that Heather's camera and film were found inside of a wall of a ruined house by a group of students, the implication being that the ruin dated to civil war times, and the sections in which the camera was found looks to have been undisturbed since then. At this point, having only caught the flick on cable, and missed both the "Curse of the Blair Witch" and any of the special editions of the original (and having read none of the books) I naturally assumed at first that the ruin was the abandoned house in which Heather and Josh enter at the end of the film. However, it's soon apparent that the ruin nothing like that house, which closely resembles the one in which Rustin Parr committed his multiple murders (remember all those handprints? Those are supposed to be the handprints of children), a house which no longer exists. Nevertheless, "Dossier" passes the house by entirely, and does little more with the footage itself, even though it's the only tangible evidence of mystery. I thought "Dossier" and "Blair Witch Porject" consciously decided on keeping Parr conspicuously nearby but separate, only adding to the sense of mystery - until Parr became the subject of a "Blair Witch" - licensed video game.

Two things kill the fun offered by "Dossier" - it's a slim read, and it lacks any of the tension suffered by the heroes of the film. Though the heroes of "Dossier" raise and then eliminate various possible solutions, they never seriously consider the fact that they are victims of an elaborate con perpetrated by Heather and crew (sure they're working for Heather's mom, but even so they're still investigators). The "con" idea would have given "Dossier" a severely needed shot of tension, and is only one idea that could have really fleshed the book out. It's clear from "Dossier" that both it and the movie drew from the same inspiration that led to the novel "A House of Leaves" - a huge, dense mystery composed of overlapping narratives (with their own fonts and piles of footnotes) centered around a mysterious documentary about a house whose interiors rebel against laws of time and space. With a bit more effort and time, "Dossier" could have done much to enliven the mystery of "Blair Witch" while providing a great alternative to readers intimidated by the insurmountable size and narrative of "House". Instead, it does neither.

Creeped out!.......2003-05-28

I keep this one on my bookself. I read the whole book in one night with chills up and down my spine. I had trouble sleeping too. I'd recomend watching the movie first and then reading the book...it gives you a pretty good idea on what actully happened.

Creating TV Projects: A Video Program and Production Guide

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Creating TV Projects: A Video Program and Production Guide
Norman J. Medoff , Tom Tanquary , and Paul Helford
Manufacturer: Knowledge Industry Pubns
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0867293349

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Creating TV Projects lays the foundation for developing analytical skills in order to objectively evaluate video production. It includes a brief history of media and the current status of video today; how video works and the role of production equipment; how video can tell a story; and an outline of the production process. This is an ideal book for individuals with no video production experience and also for those with some skills and experience who want a more in-depth understanding of equipment, techniques and processes.

Customize Your Home Entertainment System: TV and Vcr Enhancement Projects

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Customize Your Home Entertainment System: TV and Vcr Enhancement Projects
Steve Sokolowski
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HDTV on world stage. (high definition television): An article from: Video Age International

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HDTV on world stage. (high definition television): An article from: Video Age International
Stefano Bargauan
Manufacturer: TV Trade Media, Inc.
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Video Age International, published by TV Trade Media, Inc. on October 1, 1991. The length of the article is 578 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: HDTV on world stage. (high definition television)
Author: Stefano Bargauan
Publication: Video Age International (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 1991
Publisher: TV Trade Media, Inc.
Volume: v11 Issue: n9 Page: p32(1)

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POLAND: Construction start-up on planned $60,000,000 liquid crystal display (LCD) plant and future expansion project, FUNAI ELECTRIC CO. LTD. [Japan] Order ... & Plant Operations in the Developing World

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POLAND: Construction start-up on planned $60,000,000 liquid crystal display (LCD) plant and future expansion project, FUNAI ELECTRIC CO. LTD. [Japan] Order ... & Plant Operations in the Developing World
Gale Reference Team
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000LKAQ8U
Release Date: 2006-12-01

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This digital document is an article from WWP-Report on Engineering Construct & Plant Operations in the Developing World, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2006. The length of the article is 664 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: POLAND: Construction start-up on planned $60,000,000 liquid crystal display (LCD) plant and future expansion project, FUNAI ELECTRIC CO. LTD. [Japan] Order #: 123106.
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: WWP-Report on Engineering Construct & Plant Operations in the Developing World (Newsletter)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 14 Issue: 12

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POLAND: Construction start-up on planned $60,000,000 liquid crystal display (LCD) plant and future expansion project, FUNAI ELECTRIC CO. LTD. [Japan] Order ... Opportunities in Eastern Europe & the CIS
Gale Reference Team
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000LKAPRW
Release Date: 2006-12-01

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This digital document is an article from WWP-Business Opportunities in Eastern Europe & the CIS, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2006. The length of the article is 664 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: POLAND: Construction start-up on planned $60,000,000 liquid crystal display (LCD) plant and future expansion project, FUNAI ELECTRIC CO. LTD. [Japan] Order #: 123106.
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: WWP-Business Opportunities in Eastern Europe & the CIS (Newsletter)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 06 Issue: 12

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Qualcomm Projects Digital Cinema Success.(Qualcomm, Technicolor Digital Cinema in joint venture)(Brief Article): An article from: San Diego Business Journal

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Qualcomm Projects Digital Cinema Success.(Qualcomm, Technicolor Digital Cinema in joint venture)(Brief Article): An article from: San Diego Business Journal
Andrea Siedsma
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This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on June 26, 2000. The length of the article is 795 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Qualcomm Projects Digital Cinema Success.(Qualcomm, Technicolor Digital Cinema in joint venture)(Brief Article)
Author: Andrea Siedsma
Publication: San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 26, 2000
Publisher: CBJ, L.P.
Volume: 21 Issue: 26 Page: 1

Article Type: Brief Article

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TV and Video Projects (Maplin Series)
Maplin
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0750622970

Visual Connections Video Program on DVD, with Teacher's Manual (DVD Segment Titles: sharing stories, Chinese Americans: culture and contributions; hard choices and human compassion; fateful jouney, thrills and chills: Edgar Allen Poe;, strength and spirit: Robert Frost; favorite poetry project: We Real Cool; watching a war: Vietnam on TV; for love and honor; swords on stage)

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Visual Connections Video Program on DVD, with Teacher's Manual (DVD Segment Titles: sharing stories, Chinese Americans: culture and contributions; hard choices and human compassion; fateful jouney, thrills and chills: Edgar Allen Poe;, strength and spirit: Robert Frost; favorite poetry project: We Real Cool; watching a war: Vietnam on TV; for love and honor; swords on stage)
Holt
Manufacturer: Holt, Rinehart
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ASIN: 0030923581

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Broadcasters respond to AIDS: A collection of audio, video, radio and TV programs and projects about AIDS

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Broadcasters respond to AIDS: A collection of audio, video, radio and TV programs and projects about AIDS
Ann Erdman
Manufacturer: Kidsnet
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B00071USHM

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Great in a classroom or with teacher's assistance

I guesse it's good

Good Theory Text

Music in Theory and Practice

Practical Theory

Music in Theory and Practice Vol 1 w/ Anthology CD
Bruce Benward , and Marilyn Saker
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

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ASIN: 0072950684

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This best-selling text gives majors a solid foundation in the theory of music - generally and throughout history. It strengthens their musical intuition, builds technical skills, and helps them gain interpretive insights.

The two-volume format ensures exhaustive coverage and maximum support for students and faculty alike. Volume I serves as a general introduction to music theory while volume II offers a survey of the theoretical underpinnings of musical styles and forms from Gregorian Chant through the present day.

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Great in a classroom or with teacher's assistance.......2007-06-07

I wouldn't recommend this book for self-study unless you are well acquainted with music theory and are using this as a review. Some of the concepts are not that well explained. However, it is designed as a classroom text, and for that and with a good teacher, it is excellent. Well organized and logical in it's progression. An intro to music notiation would be very helpful before taking a class using this book. It progresses very quickly. The accompanying workbook is highly recommended for reinforcement.

I guesse it's good.......2006-02-24

Not a hardcore music analyst or anything. Just taking a music theory course with this text and it's not too shabby considering that other theory texts can be really vague. I wish in some ways there were more examples and actually that it was more clear in some areas but that's why we have a teacher to teach it to us.

Good Theory Text.......2005-11-26

My class worked with Dr. Benward on this book--we were his test class. Although this may not be the best book for everyone, it is a very comprehensive text that requires the instructor's input. As Benward told us, if we were to teach theory we must work towards the student's understanding of the concepts and not allow the text to work magic. Hence, we must illustrate and re-inforce the principles with our examples and experiences.

I hope I am lucid enough to help.

Good book.

Ian

Music in Theory and Practice.......2005-09-12

It is an excellent resource for basic theory and form. This book got me through 2 semesters of theory in college and I am currently using it for Form and Analysis. Its a bit pricy but has a vast amount of theory knowledge in one place. If you would like more advanced theory look into their Second Volume!

Practical Theory .......2005-04-24

The CD helps with the theory part. I find most theory book lacks practical application. This book will be a good source for those who are interested in applying music theory into real world music playing.

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The Sopranos is a cultural phenomenon. This award-winning drama breathes new life into the Italian/American mobster narrative, following the complex life of Tony Soprano - a major player in New Jersey's organised crimes fraternity who is also trying his best to be a good family man. Great characterisation, sharp dialogue and complex, darkly comic plots make the series compulsive viewing. This is the only complete, up-to-date guide to the series. The highlights of each episode are presented in an accessible, hugely entertaining format with obsessive attention to detail. It's all in here: the food, the music, the dreams, the visits to the psychiatrist, the snappy one-liners - plus all your favourite characters and five stand-alone essays about the series. This is the only completely up-to-date program guide, covering the first three seasons of this immensely popular and award-winning show.

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A fun but not terribly insightful look at the Sopranos.......2002-12-20

This book consists of an episode guide for the first three seasons of the Sopranos, plus several short essays.

For each episode, Bishop gives us a plot description, then briefly discusses several topics "Mobspeak" has new mob terms used in the episode; "Mama Mia" tracks Livia's activities. The topics conclude with "The Verdict"--Bishop's opinion of the episode as a whole.

While the book promises insight and to tell us about things we might not have seen, it doesn't fully deliver. I doubt if any of the "insights" would come as news to anyone of normal intelligence who has paid attention while watching the series.

Bishop, a Brit, tends to use Britspeak at odd moments--he refers to the young Tony hiding in the "boot" of his father's car, for example, rather than the American "trunk". Much more annoying are the errors he makes--he misspells "Paterson" as "Patterson", gives the first name of the imprisoned mob boss (never seen) as Ercoli--it is actually Dominic, or Dom (Ercoli is Tony's late, mentally disabled uncle), and misspells "caporegime" as "copa-regime", among many others.

A somewhat-useful reference guide, since it includes cast lists (but you can get those from the HBO web site as well). But don't expect too much beyond it. The cheapest of the many Sopranos books out this season, and perhaps also the least worthy.

Try another Sopranos book before you go here.

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From Peter Gordon, whom The New Yorker hailed as “an accomplished crossword constructor,” come puzzles that are simply the very best of the best. Their quality is no surprise: Gordon’s a two-time division winner at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, a former editor of Games magazine, and the author of several books. Publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Los Angeles Times have featured his work. There’s something here for puzzlers of every level, from fairly easy to brutally brain-busting, and they’ll test your knowledge of pop culture, history, language, geography, and many other categories.

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Although you can use one tool-Photoshop CS!-for both, the worlds of Web and print design are very different. Which means that if you use Photoshop CS exclusively for Web design, you probably don't want to waste a lot of time reading about its print capabilities. Not to worry: This is one Photoshop guide that covers the Web and nothing but! In this volume you'll find all the information you need to start creating Web pages with Photoshop CS, delivered in the form of classroom-proven lessons tested in Lynda Weinman's acclaimed Lynda.com training center. Using a combination of project-based lessons, guided exercises (the files for which are included on the companion CD-ROM), and QuickTime tutorials, this full-color volume walks you through all of Photoshop CS' Web features, including those new to cs: enhanced HTML output, Macromedia Flash (SWF) export, conditional actions, an enhanced rollover palette, and more. You'll also learn how to create rollovers, animations, image maps, transparency, and layer styles (among other things).

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Great Resource!.......2007-03-09

This book was exactly what I needed to get quickly up to speed on web design and construction. I last built a site in 1997. For my new site I had designed an easy to use, but complicated to build site. I had no real idea how to build it. This book taught me how. It was easy to read and had hands on (my favorite) exercises. The best part was that it focuses on the preparation stage as well as the site production stage. I needed to learn all I could about slicing images and rollovers. This book covers them very well. It shows you how to shave off download seconds. I didn't really know what to do with ImageReady before. Now I am using it to its full potential! Unfortunately, I'll have to learn Flash to really speed up my site.

Great Training Book!!.......2006-02-21

This is the first time that I've tried learning through the Hands on Training (H.O.T) books and after reading & practicing with the CD that comes along with the book, I think this is a great training book! The book was very well written and the having the CD with the practice files to train with really helps you learn. I am in no way new to Photoshop, but I'd never used ImageReady before. With this book, I literally was able to understand and learn ImageReady CS in one day, and I also learned a lot of useful tips in Photoshop CS that I had never used before. Plus, with the way the book is written, anytime you have a question or problem, you can skip to a certain page or chapter that should help you. I am very satisfied with this purchase and plan on using H.O.T exclusively to train on any other softwere that I need to learn.

Very Helpful!.......2005-09-14

I found this book extremely easy to use and very helpful. The lessons were quick and easy to understand. I wish they would have gone into more complicated applications. For getting a handle on how to use Photoshop and ImageReady it was wonderful.

Plus 220 pages of additional content, minus color.......2004-03-26

The book description refers to the book as "this full-color volume" in error. The update from Photoshop/Imageready 7 to CS has added 220 pages of content, but to hold the same price point, it was necessary to produce the book in black and white. I really miss the color. I occasionally purchase a Photoshop book that is not in color, but with one exception (Deke McClelland's Look and Learn Photoshop 6), they always end up being returned.

Don't let me discourage you from buying the book -- it's still a great resource, even more so since Ben Willmore's Photoshop CS Studio Techniques no longer discusses web/Imageready topics -- but please be aware that it's not "in full color."

LYNDA DOES IT AGAIN!.......2004-01-13

I received this book about 1 1/2 weeks ago and I just tore thru it! Linda Weinman and Tanya Staples did an outstanding job in covering and teaching me what I needed to know about Photoshop CS. It beat out Photoshop class room in a book by a mile!

To bad I can't take it back!{

This has revolutionized the way I design websites for my realtor clients at realtors-image com

Thank you Lynda, Tanya and special thanks to Garo Green....what an amazing trainer he is. I made the move from Frontpage to Dreamweaver MX with his training manual.

The field of Graphic/ Web Design is wide open if you just follow these manuals from Lynda Weinmans HOT Manuals,

Thank you all and god bless!

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS/IMAGEREADY CS FOR THE WEB HANDS-ON TRAINING
TANYA STAPLES
Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
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Binding: Paperback

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