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Paint Shop Pro 9 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))
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From Publishers Weekly
The ninth entry in Elrod's Vampire Files series offers clever characterization, wicked wit and palatable mayhem, played out on the chilly streets of 1938 Chicago (nicely evoked in Steve Stone's dark, wintry dust jacket art), six months after the action in Lady Crymsyn (2000). Vampire gumshoe Jack Fleming and his intrepid English partner, Escott, successfully rescue a kidnap victim, but find their heroics spoiled when it looks like the head kidnapper will get away with his nefarious deed. While bringing their socialite-psycho villain to justice, they also manage to become embroiled in a challenge to their gangster pal Gordy Weems's turf and to straighten out a love quadrangle involving Gordy, his radio actress girlfriend, Adelle Taylor, and her ex-husband and his new wife, Faustine Petrova, an exotic Russian ballerina with an accent thick enough to spread with caviar. Meanwhile, there's Jack's nightclub, the Lady Crymsyn, to run, with help from perky Bobbi Smythe, Jack's chanteuse girlfriend, and Myrna, the Crymsyn's resident ghost. Jack's powers of super-hypnosis and dematerialization are taxed beyond even his supernatural limits, and the latest audio technology, mob politics and a meat-house torture scene worthy of Wes Craven come into the picture before this entertaining detective romp is over.
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From
Elrod, well-known in the vampire-fiction subgenre for the likes of His Father's Son (2001) and Lady Crymsyn (2000), adds another case to her Vampire Files series. Vampire hero Jack Fleming and his human partner, Charles Escott, are trying to save a kidnapped girl before the men who took her get the money they want and kill her. Jack manages the rescue in the nick of time, but things get a lot more complicated when one of the kidnappers, Gilbert Dugan, figures out that Jack is a vampire. Dugan decides to blackmail Jack to escape being charged for the kidnapping. Despite the fact that he stands to lose everything, Jack knows that he can't let Dugan go unpunished. Throw in a little trouble with the mob, and Jack might just be having the worst day of his unlife. Filled with snappy action and sharp dialogue, and featuring a likable and worldly hero, Elrod's latest is certain to be a hit with the fang-loving crowd. Kristine Huntley
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17/10/2010
I found this book very helpfull although one needs some working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro.The Dummies Title can be a bit misleading if one hasn't used paint shop pro. Grat lay out and easy to follow instuctions. I recomend any of the Dummies books for people who like to self help.
22/09/2005
Being slightly famillar with a older versiion of Paint Shop I felt I still needed the basic instructions that Dummies gives.
I was not disappointed. I am also using "Paint Shop Pro 9 Photographers Guide" and with the two I am becoming well on my way to a Pro at Paint Shop Pro
30/08/2005
This book is a great entry level aide to understanding the workings of Paint Shop. However, it is an all inclusive aide so anyone who is looking to use Paint Shop merely for the purposes of photo editing will not find much of use inside this help. But, it can open your eyes to what is possible with Paint Shop and get your foot in the door to anything new.
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