Image editing has become a crucial element in the photographic workflow. Image editing tools most notably Photoshop are usually sophisticated & deep applications & are fairly expensive. The only open source tool in this market is the GIMP which has developed into a powerful multiplatform system running on Linux Mac OS X & Microsoft Windows. GIMP 2.6 for Photographers is a beginners guide to the only open source image editing tool that provides a low-cost alternative to expensive programs such as Photoshop. Topics include the basics of image editing & simple adjustments as well as advanced techniques using layers & masks stitching panoramic images & preparing high-quality black & white images. The most important editing functions are presented in individual easy-to-follow workshops. GIMP 2.6 for Photographers has evolved from classroom materials that the author developed & taught in courses & workshops on image editing with the GIMP. ...

Mother's Milk or Blue Ruin Dutch Courage or Cuckold's Comfort
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This beautifully illustrated large-format board book of songs & lullabies will help soothe your baby to sleep. The CD contains over thirty minutes of tranquil songs & music carefully chosen by leading child-care expert. Gina Ford to help your baby drift off at sleeptime. ...

Gina Fords Top Tips for Contented Babies & Toddlers offers readers sound practical advice from bestselling parenting expert Gina Ford in a new concise format
- ideal for busy parents on the go. Gina Ford guides parents through the various stages of baby & toddler care including sleeping weaning feeding potty training & behavioral development. By breaking down these areas into succinct accessible tips Gina outlines how best to tackle them & describes what further problems parents might encounter. She puts forward an insight into her tried & tested routines with an introductory guide to understanding her methods including what to aim for & what parents can hope to achieve by them. Ginas top tips include invaluable advice on: -dealing with common problems such as fussy eaters nightmares & tantrums -successful breastfeeding & bottle-feeding -helping children meet essential milestones such as learning to walk talk or dress themselves at a pace which is right for them. & much more!
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This is a third delightful tale about Ginger & his friends from award-winning author-illustrator Charlotte Voake. Ginger & the kitten are more than a little put out when a large cat appears & starts eating their dinner & sleeping in their bed. Who is he? The little girl wonders too
- & sets out to find the answer... Ginger (9781406325959) won the 1997 Smarties Book Prize Gold Award was shortlisted for the 1997 Kurt Maschler Award & Highly Commended for the 1998 Kate Greenaway Medal. For more stories about Ginger & his friends look out for Ginger (9781406325959) & Ginger Finds a Home (9781406325966) available as stunning reissue paperbacks in June 2010.
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Feckless unwashed charming penurious Sebastian Balfe Dangerfield Trinity College Law student Irish American with an English Accent maroon in the ould country & dreaming of dollars & ready women stumbles from the public house to the pawnbrokers murmuring delusive enticements in the ear of any girl who'll listen in delirious search of freedom wealth & the recognition he feels is his due. Lyrical & ribald illuminating poignant & hugely entertaining The Ginger Man is a work of authentic comic genius. ...

Tim Wilson & Fran Warde have teamed up to create this comprehensive reference work & inspirational collection of recipes. For each type of meat the book recommends the best breeds advises which cuts suit which style of cooking & tells you what to ask your butcher in order to buy the best quality. There are more than 100 recipes arranged according to season from Sticky citrus-marinated pork chops in April through Moroccan chicken with preserved lemons in July to Slow-baked herb-crusted leg of mutton in December. Through monthly farm diaries the book also reveals what life is really like on a thriving British farm. Packed with specially commissioned photographs taken on the farm as well as in the kitchen by renowned photographer Kristin Perers this is a uniquely beautiful & useful book. ...

Rosie loves going home with Gran after school; Gran lives near a farm & Rosie can visit the feral cats that lives there. Her favourite is a tiny kitten who she calls Ginger because of his lovely orange fur. At first Ginger is very shy but gradually he starts to trust Rosie. But when the farm is sold to developers & the builders start work the little kitten is terrified
- all the other cats have disappeared & hes all alone. Suddenly the world is a scary place...
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Amy Molly Lily Ruby Ella & Mia meet whilst choosing their adorable new kittens from a litter born at a local farm. The girls quickly become firm friends & form Kitten Club so that they can get together & swap stories about their gorgeous new kittens! Amy can hardly believe her luck when her mum & dad finally say she can have a kitten! She falls in love with cute Ginger immediately & cant help spoiling him with cuddles & kitten treats. But despite all her love & attention Ginger falls ill... Can Kitten Club help solve the problem? ...

In Joanne Flukes Gingerbread Cookie Murder " Hannah Swensen finds her neighbour Ernie Kusak with his head bashed in & sprawled on the floor of his condo next to an upended box of Hannahs Gingerbread Cookies
- & discovers a flurry of murder suspects that is as long as her holiday shopping list. Jaine Austen the heroine of Laura Levines " The Dangers of Gingerbread Cookies " finds herself enlisted to help with her parents retirement communitys play " The Gingerbread Cookie That Saved Christmas". Playboy Dr. Preston Mc Cay is playing the role of the gingerbread cookie when he "accidentally" falls to his death during the final act. Now Jaine must figure out if one of the doctors jealous lovers was capable of murder. In " Gingerbread Cookies & Gunshots" by Leslie Meier when Lucy Stone discovers the body of Rick Juergens whose five-year-old son Nemo disappeared she senses foul play. Crumbs from a gingerbread cookie Lucy gave to Nemo are found in the back seat of Ricks car. With the hours quickly ticking till Christmas Lucy races against the clock to find a killer before he strikes again."
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