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My miserable hearing does not trouble me here. In the country it seems as if every tree said to me: 'Holy! holy!' Who can give complete expression to the ecstasy of the woods ! O, the sweet stillness of the woods!
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My miserable hearing does not trouble me here. In the country it seems as if every tree said to me: 'Holy! holy!' Who can give complete expression to the ecstasy of the woods ! O, the sweet stillness of the woods!
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Contemplation.......2007-08-31
This little book is nice to have for little snippets into the mind of Beethoven. There are several biographies of the great artist; but this little book provides Beethoven's writings on things like God, Nature, Art, etc. that give the reader things to consider. It's great to pick up for an inspiration, light reading, or even daily thought.
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The book chronicles the life of Beethoven through a series of quotes by himself. His views on different subjects and different stages of his life are presented. A unique work in its form as well as its contents, it provides a glimpse of the man behind the great musician.
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The book chronicles the life of Beethoven through a series of quotes by himself. His views on different subjects and different stages of his life are presented. A unique work in its form as well as its contents, it provides a glimpse of the man behind the great musician.
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The book chronicles the life of Beethoven through a series of quotes by himself. His views on different subjects and different stages of his life are presented. A unique work in its form as well as its contents, it provides a glimpse of the man behind the great musician.
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The book chronicles the life of Beethoven through a series of quotes by himself. His views on different subjects and different stages of his life are presented. A unique work in its form as well as its contents, it provides a glimpse of the man behind the great musician.
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music, and was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music. His music and his reputation inspired - and in many cases intimidated - ensuing generations of composers, musicians, and audiences. While primarily known today as a composer, Beethoven was also a celebrated pianist. Born in Bonn, Germany, he moved to Vienna, Austria, in his early twenties and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. Despite gradual hearing loss beginning in his twenties, Beethoven continued to produce notable masterpieces throughout his life, even when he was almost totally deaf. Beethoven was also one of the first composers to work freelance - arranging subscription concerts, selling his compositions to publishers, and gaining financial support from a number of wealthy patrons - rather than seek out permanent employment by the church or by an aristocratic court.
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A new powerHouse Books series, Strip Flips reinvent the performance and playful sexiness of burlesque striptease in photography flip books by famed Nerve photographer Leslie Lyons. Introducing the first three delightful volumes of the sizzling and tantalizing flipbooks is the seductive vixen Susan, a coy co-ed (who appears in Lyons' the cover of Nerve: The New Nude), stripping for us and finally teasing us from her bed with a very strategically placed stuffed bunny rabbit; George, strutting her stuff in an airy New York loft, peeling off sexy item by sexy item until she's down to...; and the theatrical Anna (starring in "The Donkey Show"), who goes from a macho and mustachioed guy to very much a girl. Leslie Lyons' patented approach to photographing the act of the striptease in its entirety cleverly captures each and every classic showgirl gesture, can-can trick, and secret of the stripper's trade. Careful not to give us the whole tamale, Lyons' strip flip books rediscover the "tease" in striptease, harkening back to the wholesome - and delightfully naughty - era of benign lust, sexual allure, and powerful eroticism. Each flipbook is available individually, or as a whole set in a limited edition Strip Flip bundle!
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Joining Susan, George, and Anna in the highly-successful Strip Flips series is Lyle, the shy nerd who discovers his true calling as a wild go-go boy. The first man to be included in the series, Lyle struts his stuff, tempting and teasing viewers as he bumps and grinds out of his stuffy suit and whoops! There it is. Strip Flips reinvents the performance and playful sexiness of burlesque striptease in photography flip books by famed Nerve photographer Leslie Lyons. Her patented approach to photographing the act of the striptease in its entirely cleverly captures each and every classic stripper's trick. Careful not to give us the whole enchilada, Lyons' book rediscover the "tease" in striptease, harkening back to the wholesome - and delightfully naughty - era of benign lust, sexual allure, and powerful eroticism.
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Skip this strip.......2003-06-05
I am an avid flipbook collector but this tedious book was added to my trash can - not my collection. If nudes is what you are after, stick to the work of Eadweard Muybridge.
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A new powerHouse Books series, Strip Flips reinvent the performance and playful sexiness of burlesque striptease in photography flip books by famed Nerve photographer Leslie Lyons. Introducing the first three delightful volumes of the sizzling and tantalizing flipbooks is the seductive vixen Susan, a coy co-ed (who appears in Lyons' the cover of Nerve: The New Nude), stripping for us and finally teasing us from her bed with a very strategically placed stuffed bunny rabbit; George, strutting her stuff in an airy New York loft, peeling off sexy item by sexy item until she's down to...; and the theatrical Anna (starring in "The Donkey Show"), who goes from a macho and mustachioed guy to very much a girl. Leslie Lyons' patented approach to photographing the act of the striptease in its entirety cleverly captures each and every classic showgirl gesture, can-can trick, and secret of the stripper's trade. Careful not to give us the whole tamale, Lyons' strip flip books rediscover the "tease" in striptease, harkening back to the wholesome - and delightfully naughty - era of benign lust, sexual allure, and powerful eroticism. Each flipbook is available individually, or as a whole set in a limited edition Strip Flip bundle!
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Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek
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To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek
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Claiming inspiration from Lawrence Krauss's The Physics of Star Trek, the Jenkinses focus on the biological logic (or illogic) behind the alien ecologies in Star Trek--the original TV series and all of its sequels and movie spinoffs. The best parts are the biological bloopers, even though only a fan will truly appreciate them. For instance, how did the Klingons evolve forehead ridges between the original and the new series ... and why do all the planets look like California?
The science in the book helps the authors hypothesize about how humanoid life might have evolved throughout the universe (panspermia revisited). They offer simple evolutionary theories to explain the various head shapes and behaviors of fictional alien species. An entertaining read for a Star Trek science nerd. --Therese Littleton
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It's a routine mission. The Enterprise-D is in synchronous orbit over a Class-M planet to be surveyed for possible colonization. Commander Riker calls the life science team to its station, then Captain Picard orders a "search for life signs." As the principal investigator on this mission, you're up.
What do you do now? With Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek, you'll know exactly what to do. In this vastly entertaining and informative volume, a research geneticist at a world-renowned medical center and a noted psychiatrist investigate the myriad questions Star Trek raises about "new life and new civilizations." They draw surprising conclusions about everything from the likelihood that any humanoid could be blue in color to the climate on the Vulcan homeworld to what caused the dramatic physiological changes in the Klingon race between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth centuries (something even Klingons themselves avoid discussing).
Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek pays special attention to the Federation's astonishing technological advances, probing the accuracy and effects of these developments. How might the food replicators work? (And how would replicated food taste?) Is there any scientific basis for all that hyper-high-tech equipment in sickbay? Will it ever be possible to genetically enhance intelligence (the way Dr. Bashir's wits were sharpened when he was a boy)?
The Jenkinses also chart the remarkable parallels between the Star Trek universe and our own. They find earthly analogues to the Pon farr that puts Vulcans in heat every seven years. They hunt down common creatures reminiscent of the "crystalline entity" and the silicon-based Horta. They even introduce us to the billions of life-forms residing in our own bodies and induce us to wonder whether Jadzia Dax's Trill symbiont is really such a far-fetched notion after all.
Throughout, this engaging and authoritative book bristles with insights on the cutting edge of contemporary biology. Discover how close we are to cloning humans. Examine implants and prosthetics that might make the Borg proud. Watch NASA wrestle with the perils of extended space travel as it plans for a three-year-long manned mission to Mars. And learn where no one has gone before or ever will go as the Jenkinses highlight some of Star Trek's more notable biological bloopers.
Whether you run your own genetics lab or you ran screaming from high-school biology class, Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek will heighten your appreciation for the mind-expanding magic of Star Trek.
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Much Better.......2007-01-20
If you read To Seek Out New Life, I'm sorry. There Andreadis claims to love Star Trek, and spends most of the book proving how false the science of the show is. She forgets the cardinal rule of a Trekkie- apologize for the show. Yes, it has problems in physics. Yes, there are continuity errors. Yes, the biology isn't always up to snuff. But you love the show, so you try to make it work. You try to find a work-around. And then, if you absolutely can't, you admit there was a mistake.
This is the tradition the Jenkinses boldly go with. They use Star Trek to have fun with biology, and understand more about new life. What would Horta psychology be like? Why do Gorgons make us uncomfortable? Where do we find Trill-like species here on Earth? The Jenkinses use Trek to help us understand more about life, in the process fully explaining the biology, but not in such detail to bore the unscientific reader. This is what was great about the show. It entertained, yes, but it took us beyond. It made us struggle with philosophy, history, anthropology, and science. It made us think about new possibilities, and use our imaginations to understand the world around us. It is in this tradition that the Jenkinses lead us.
A solid, worthy book, even for non-Trekkers.......2000-06-26
The doctors Jenkins may not have Dr. Lawrence Krauss's easy way of turning hard science into a page-turner, but their work is an entertaining, informative, accessible book.
The book covers topics from a wide range of biological study, including how the structure of faces affect psychology, why 'silicon-based life' is a possibility while 'aluminum-based life' is not, practical applications of gene therapy, and the traditional chapter of bloopers committed by the Star Trek writers (including the intriguing question of why it is that Captain Picard is the only member of the Enterprise bridge crew who can't seem to grow his own hair back). The single chapter on the biology of love and romance covers such wide-ranging topics as the possible mating customs of various Star Trek races, the biology of inter-species reproduction (including the surprising revelation that you may turn out differently depending on whether your mother or your father was the Vulcan), and the distinctions between biological, psychological, and sociological concepts of gender.
If you're looking for a book heavy on information and light on gushing asides about how wonderful it would be if we all lived in the Star Trek universe, you'll enjoy this book.
Fantastic travel : Star Trek's beings, biological vision.......1998-11-30
A fantastic, professional written book, focusing on the most unbelievable (and unthought) aspects of the Star Trek's beings. Now you can understand the most different behaviors and acts of some aliens of ST universe, once believed illogical and strange for you. And you can see it through the eyes of two medical doctors, which give you complete and comprehensive explanation. Recomended for the Star Trek fans (Old Series, New Generation, Deep Space 9, etc.) and everyone who's interest for understanding more how our Terran lifeforms are and how theoretical (????) ET's would be.
Thinking about getting this book? Make it so!.......1998-10-04
This latest entry in the "Science of Star Trek" series examines several important concepts in the field of biology, with an emphasis on genetics. While including many references to various Star Trek episodes, the book's primary mission is to educate the reader, particularly in regard to cutting-edge research and theories. The authors do a great job in presenting this information in a manner that is easily understood, and all Trek fans will be delighted that many glaring "bloopers" (such as, why do so many aliens look so similar to humans? And what exactly happened to the Klingons?) are thoughtfully addressed. In short, this book is a worthy addition to a Star Trek fan's library.
Fascinating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......1998-09-03
This was not the ultra-heavy science book I'd been lead to believe by the title, but it was very a informative and fascinating look at the different humanoids of Star Trek and what really constitutes a life. Definitely for the science fan, the Sci-fi fan, and the Star Trek fan. I don't know that non-Trekkers would like it because they may or may not get it. But definitely a good read.
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Claiming inspiration from Lawrence Krauss's The Physics of Star Trek, the Jenkinses focus on the biological logic (or illogic) behind the alien ecologies in Star Trek--the original TV series and all of its sequels and movie spinoffs. The best parts are the biological bloopers, even though only a fan will truly appreciate them. For instance, how did the Klingons evolve forehead ridges between the original and the new series ... and how did planets that all look like southern California evolve such varied creatures?
The science in the book helps the authors hypothesize about how humanoid life might have evolved throughout the universe (panspermia revisited). They offer simple evolutionary theories to explain the various head shapes and behaviors of fictional alien species. An entertaining read for a Star Trek science nerd. --Therese Littleton
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A fun read........2000-09-18
I like Star Trek, I just am not a fanatic. As such, I hesitated in buying this book. Why should I care if, for example a Klingon and a Vulcan could or would want to mate? They don't exist! Still, after I read the back and skimmed through the chapters, I decided to buy it. It was great fun!
First, this book is based on real science. The writers are well educated. In fact, they are both doctors and they explain real biology in an interesting way that makes it more interesting and accessible to the public. Teachers take note.
But, this book is much more then a teaching tool. The writers are obvious fans of Star Trek and both have a delightful sense of humor. I found myself laughing outloud and sharing some of the stories with my friends. But it is hard for me to describe their humor, with taking away the hard science. I think the fairest thing to do, is just tell you the title of some of the chapters.
-What the future May hold, but Probably won't -Parasitic Possession is Nine-tenths of the Law or -Where No One Will Ever Go
These chapters are about the probablities of telepathy, real example of parasites on Earth, (and why they are unlikely in space) and examples of big bloopers in Captain Kirk's Universe. Why and what made the Klingons evolve, for example.
Utimately this book is a tribute to Star Trek's attempts to potray science fiction in an accurate and truthful way. Science often inspires science fiction. It is Star Trek's great glory that a science fiction series has inspired this, and other works of science and scientist. Enjoy the Book.
A fun read........2000-09-18
I like Star Trek, I just am not a fanatic. As such, I hesitated in buying this book. Why should I care if, for example a Klingon and a Vulcan could or would want to mate? They don't exist! Still, after I read the back and skimmed through the chapters, I decided to buy it. It was great fun!
First, this book is based on real science. The writers are well educated. In fact, they are both doctors and they explain real biology in an interesting way that makes it more interesting and accessible to the public. Teachers take note.
But, this book is much more then a teaching tool. The writers are obvious fans of Star Trek and both have a delightful sense of humor. I found myself laughing outloud and sharing some of the stories with my friends. But it is hard for me to describe their humor, with taking away the hard scient. I think the fairest thing to do, is just tell you the title of some of the chapters.
-What the future May hold, but Probably won't -Parasitic Possession is Nine-tenths of the Law or -Where No One Will Ever Go
These chapters are about the probablities of telepathy, real example of parasites on Earth, (and why they are unlikely in space) and examples of big bloopers in Captain Kirk's Universe. Why and what made the Klingons evolve, for example.
Utimately this book is a tribute to Star Trek's attempts to potray science fiction in an accurate and truthful way. Science often inspires science fiction. It is Star Trek's great glory that a science fiction series has inspired this, and other works of science and scientist. Enjoy the Book.
Interesting insights.......2000-03-20
This books answers some of the basic questions that Trekers have been asking for ages:
Why do the old Klingons look different from the new Klingons? Could an alien really take over and control a human body? Can ageing be sped up, stopped or reversed?
A really good read with just the right amount of depth. Recommended.
As Spock would say, "Fascinating".......1999-06-15
This book asks many of the strange things about star trek that have puzzled us from the beginning (Is Data alive? Are Changlings possible?). And I think this is the book that said: "The idea that a shapeshifter like Odo would fall in love with a 'solid' like Kira is akin to human falling maddily in love with a turnip." I agree, sorry Odo. And just how did Odo turn into that ball of light when he was with Kira in a recent episode? Matter into energy? KA-BANG!!! Goodbye, DS9! This book also explains that so many "human" aliens is impossible. It also shows why star trek is not my favorite show anymore because of these problems (and repetitive storylines).
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- Promising, Unfulfilled
- Weak on biology but full of political correctness
- good for Trekkies, Trekkers, and Trek-dabblers
- through the alimentary canal with phaser and tricorder
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To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek
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How likely are silicon-based life forms such as the Horta?
Can the Holodoc really wield a laser scalpel?
Is a universal translator possible?
For thirty years, the Star Trek series, movies, and books have speculated as much about the nature and meaning of life as they have about inorganic concepts such as warp speed, time travel, and black holes. In fact, the original mission of the starship Enterprise was to seek out new life and new civilizations in its quest to answer the most tantalizing question of all time: Are we alone in the universe?
If Star Trek has been about the search for life, To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek is about understanding these discoveries as we encounter them with the crews of the Enterprise, Voyager, and Deep Space Nine. In this book, Harvard biologist Athena Andreadis takes a lively, thought-provoking look at Star Trek's approach to the science of human, humanoid, and other life forms, exploring what biological principles are probable or possible on the original show and the three series and nine movies that have followed.
This engaging, deeply informative book makes everyone an armchair expert on the difference between science and science fiction on Star Trek, with keen observations into the series' complex worlds of physiology, psychology, and sociology. For example, the free interbreeding of humanoids makes for great plots, but a host of biological problems: Vulcans bleed green, Klingons purple, and humans red, which means none of them share the same oxygen carrier in the bloodstream (which means no hybrid, and thus no Spock). A shape-shifter with a liquid base, like Security Chief Odo, could never fall in love with a "solid" like Major Kira Nerys--it is the equivalent to a human loving a turnip. Androids like Data are possible in our future, though the creation of substitute bodies in the holodeck is pure fantasy. The joined Trills are a curious blend of symbiosis and parasitism, raising interesting questions as to how the two beings share consciousness.
This absorbing, illuminating book, rich in scientific detail and full of fascinating references to literature, film, and television, pays tribute to a show that has profoundly shaped the way we understand and view science.
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Promising, Unfulfilled.......2006-11-11
I enjoyed reading many sections of To Seek Out New Life. Here was combined two areas that I have great interest in. Dr. Andreadis has a thorough knowledge of biology and Star Trek both. She demonstrates a true enjoyment of the medium. Andreadis artfully discusses many biological lines of thought in the Star Trek universe, and teaches basic biology in the process. She brings up a lot of interesting trails in how biology might be applied to a science fiction world. The non-biologically-trained need not fear- this will not be over their heads.
Rather, it's those not well-versed in the Trek universe that will have difficulty. I've seen every episode of Trek, and I often couldn't figure out what Andreadis was referring to when she mentions only the title of an episode and expects us to understand the point she is making.
The book is flawed on the biological side as well. It degenerates to Andreadis' personal takes on life and Star Trek. She goes far beyond biology to discuss philosophy, sociology (which she states she detests), and religion (which she doesn't overtly support). One is confused on why we are reading this- she is admittedly an expert in biology, but hardly in all these other myriad fields. In all this it seems that she is trying to find things wrong in the Star Trek universe- how it doesn't measure up. She makes little allowance for financial considerations (such as the real reason why all the aliens look like humans) or for an evolving culture that produces the TV shows(why TOS treats women as more inferior than TNG or STV). Repeatedly she discovers that Star Trek can't occur biologically. A true devotee of the genre would find ways to make the biology work- at least some of the time. On the plus side she does a good job of showing how the series excels at not meeting possible reality.
I read this expecting an analysis of Trek from a biological perspective. And that means from the heart of biology, evolution. Sadly, there was precious little evolution in this book. Oh, it is present, in some sections on viruses- but not near the extent it should be if one is to consider modern theories of biology. How exactly *did* Klingons or Vulcans evolve? Andreadis throws out a couple lines on the ideas, or on co-evolution of Trills and why it couldn't occur- but the space devoted to this pales in comparison to philosophical musings on the development of cultures or the morality of cloning. As such, while I enjoyed some pericope, I found myself having to skim through long sections to finish this book and get on to something more interesting.
Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek
Weak on biology but full of political correctness.......2002-06-10
The book itself should be divided into two books. One about biology which is pretty simple stuff and the other a study of the political correctness of star trek.
good for Trekkies, Trekkers, and Trek-dabblers.......2002-03-29
I read this because of a biology project I was doing for school--a fun project. My professor recommended this book, and I think he's the best because this book really dealt with all that I was looking for.
Now, don't get scared by the title--you really don't need to have watched every Star Trek episode and series spin-off in order to have an understanding of what the author is talking about. However, being an avid trekker myself, I enjoyed her side-comments and Trek references immensely, because it just showed all the much more how much she enjoyed the subject amtter herself.
This book investigates the Star Trek universe. I've heard that THE PHYSICS OF STAR TREK started this "debunk the Trek" era, but I haven't yet read it, so I couldn't say. Anyway, Dr. Andreadis does a nice job of explaining the Trek reality, then explaining our scientific reality. She uses small words, and explains the big ones. Learn about interspecies reproduction, evolution--you name it, she's covered it.
This book was done not long ago, so it covers the happenings up until Voyager and Star Trek: First Contact. Not too bad, considering Enterprise should be covering all "old" organisms, anyway.
This was really a nice read, and I would have picked it up even had I not had to do a seminar on the biological aspects of Star Trek.
through the alimentary canal with phaser and tricorder.......2001-10-04
this is a short but very rewarding read. the author, a recognized authority in her field, is a trekkie and her love of star trek comes through. that having been said, ms. andreadis's exploration of star trek biology via our present understanding of science is enlightening (maybe i don't get out as much as i should, but i haven't learned as much about science since i read gary zukav's "the dancing wu li masters"). ms. andreadis introduces us to what i'd call speculative biology and in a legitimate scientific manner dissects the "neat stuff" such as the transporter, parasites and symbionts, the universal translator (this one's GREAT!), and what the Federation really might be like. the book has no difficult vocabulary to chew through and i'd recommend it without qualification.
Lively and opinionated.......2001-02-15
This is a lively and opinionated entry in the "fill-in-the-blank of Star Trek" series and therefore one of the best, certainly up there with Physics and parsecs beyond Computers.
Andreadis brings a strong scientific and biological background as well as an encyclopedic knowledge of the franchise in all its manifestations to bear throughout. She celebrates the more reasonable ideas shown, like silicon-based life forms. But she also deconstructs the silly, unscientific ones and showing just why they're silly and unscientific. (This includes such franchise mainstays as the holodeck, the universal translator, shape-shifters, and interspecies fertility.)
Those wanting a more objective approach and annoyed by the occasional interjection of feminist and leftist commentary might find this book annoying. However, I enjoyed the fresh approach, the clever references, and the very individual and personal viewpoint. It's well worth reading both for Trekkies and for those wanting a different approach to biology.
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Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 enables you to design, optimize, and add basic interactivity to your graphics and is mainly used for designing and optimizing web graphics, then exporting them to website creation programs like Dreamweaver or Flash.
With extensive tools for editing bitmap and vector graphics, Fireworks makes collaborative site design much quicker with improved integration of the Studio products. Graphics in Flash or Dreamweaver libraries can be quickly edited in Fireworks and instantly updated throughout your website. Extra photo-editing tools, Auto Shapes, Live Effects animation, and additional anti-aliasing options provide more creative scope and developers can extend Fireworks image-editing capabilities into Dreamweaver
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This is a great resource.......2004-04-29
The authors do a great job introducing Fireworks MX 2004 to new users. They take readers on a thorough tour of the features and tools sets available in Fireworks. Experienced readers can also learn from this book as it talks about more advanced topics and even highlights the Fireworks Exchange by Macromedia which is one of the most powerful assets available to Fireworks users. If you want to learn Fireworks MX 2004, this is the book for you.
What a great resource to insert creative ideas to websites.......2004-04-11
This book really helped me out with learning how to implement creative thoughts/ideas into a working navigation system. When read, it sounds like the authors are right there walking you through each and every step you need to understand and master FireworksMX 2004. As you read through the book, you'll find a lot of helpful tips that are in each section. I almost liked reading the tips rather than focusing on the main sections. Be sure to work through the tutorials, I picked up a lot of tidbits that I didnt think were possible.
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