From the Moorish synagogue in small Texas town; to the New England meetinghouse nestled in the palm trees of Hawaii; this comprehensive historical survey of Americas religious architecture celebrates the countrys ethnic and spiritual diversity through the magnificent breadth of these community landmarks. The first comprehensive architectural and cultural history of its kind; the book features 500 places of worship nationwide; many listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Includes over 300 black-and-white photographs and foreword by Bill Moyers; creator of the PBS "Genesis" series.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Pure Gold!By brodmontgomeryI have been using Photoshop since version 7; some 8-10 years ago and Ive read many books on the subject which were a good grounding in basic Photoshop skills. But if youre beyond the basics and want to know how the experts do their tricks; this is the book for you. There are far too many things to mention here; but every single skill that you could possibly need to know is included here and 12 hrs. of DVD material to guide you through as well.The most valuable section for me personally was on using Adobe Bridge; in particular how to edit raw files.As an enthusiastic photographer; this lesson was priceless. In fact whenever I have a batch of raw files to process; the first thing I do is open them up in Adobe Bridge and do the bulk of my editing there. Once I have processed my images I then open them up in Photoshop as Smart Objects and do the fine tuning or add effects filters; etc.I would go so far as to say that If you read this book in its entirety; and do every one of the exercises on a regular basis; you would essentially have the skills to get a job at any Magazine publisher in the world..Im not kidding.If Photography and photoshop editing / design is your life; you NEED this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Best Book for CS5By CustomerI have purchased a lot of books on CS5 and I must say this is the best. It is a beautiful book (High quality glossy paper).The images included on the DVD are outstanding to work with and learn things on your own as well.The content follows a logical workflow approach from image capture to final editing and output.I wish I would have found this book earlier as I could have saved myself a lot of money buying other books looking for more complete content.24 of 26 people found the following review helpful. Videos are outdated; from CS3By citykid_1I purchased this book primarily for the 12 hours of videos that are advertised as accompanying the book.1) The videos I have viewed so far feature Photoshop CS3 although the DVD is entitled "Photoshop CS5 Essential Skills" Many of the menus and functions featured are different or unavailable in Photoshop CS5. Very disappointing; much of the information presented in the videos is completely outdated.2) The DVD is also defective; cant play several of the videos. Tried the DVD on 4 PCs with no luck.3) Screen images in the book are also from CS3; for example; the filter menu shows an Extract Filter. CS5 has no such menu option!Returning this book.