New Releases by Jack Davis

If you are from Maine (that is, you''re a Mainer), there''s no need to explain anything. You already know Allen''s, how to order it, mix it, and - most importantly - how to enjoy it. If you are a visitor or wannabe Mainer, then you''re in for a real treat. Allen''s coffee brandy is the liquor that real Mainers drink. A Maine home without a bottle of Allen''s is like, well, a skunk that''s been run over by a truck. It''s just not right. So if you are a Maine fan of any kind, shape, size, or attitude and need the down low about Allen''s, this is the book for you. It''s guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a warm glow in your tummy. We suggest you start with a Double Wide.

Does life sometimes feel like a car wreck?"I never should have survived some of the accidents or pranks I pulled," author Jack Davis says. "but here I am. Now, I find joy in the sunshine on my face. I have the delusion that Life is great! Even if it isn''t always that way, I won''t let anyone negative get into my head."A lot of bad things happened to me: Being fired several times, cheated out of money I earned, unfairly given the bad end of a deal, I still trust people. I still like myself. Why not? Who else is there to like me, but me?" he says.Jack admits his faults, his weaknesses, and how his crazy ways challenged his life at times. Jack tells his story in a format of Top 10 lists and (mis) adventures. He admits his faults, his weaknesses, and how his crazy ways challenged his life. His story will make you laugh and sometimes shake your head at his antics. One thing his book is not: Boring.This is the story of a man. . . the life he''s lived, the antics he''s pulled, the accidents he''s escaped, sometimes just barely with his life. He also tells of the success that grew from his family having a child with a disability some would find disheartening. "It''s all in how you look at things. It''s about seeing opportunities among the accidents in your life."

Our acclaimed EC Artists'' Library series collects the best comics of the 1950s, from the greatest mass-market comic book publisher in history. This four-book set includes Master Race And Other Stories, with art by Bernard Krigstein and stories by Otto Binder et al. In addition to the groundbreaking titular tale, it houses a Ray Bradbury adaptation. Death Stand And Other Stories with art by Jack Davis; James Fenimore Cooper adaptation included. Doctor of Horror And Other Stories, art by Graham Ingels, has a story that''s a twist on Poe''s "The Cask of Amontillado" that you won''t see coming. Add The Martian Monster And Other Stories with art by Jack Kamen -- that''s more than 110 stories and over 900 pages of horror, crime, SF, war, and more. Each volume has bonus features and insightful commentary from EC scholars. A fantastic gift for the person in your life who''s into great comic art and/or gripping storytelling!

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This is a boxed set collection of 1950s EC horror comics.

Collecting Two-Fisted Tales issues #36-#41, this volume features--in fully remastered digital color--the work of comic book greats Jack Davis, Colin Dawkins, John Putnam, Jerry DeFuccio, George Evans, Reed Crandall, and John Severin! Foreword by Colleen Coover! Before Two-Fisted Tales burst onto the scene in 1950, war comics were largely unsophisticated, focusing only on action and adventure--wartime propaganda, essentially. But under the editorial direction of Harvey Kurtzman--who also penned the majority of the stories therein--Two-Fisted Tales dared to examine all the horror and madness to be found on the battlefield.

Death Stand And Other Stories collects more than thirty stories ― all the combat tales Davis and Kurtzman did together for EC’s Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat. It also includes Davis’s adaptation of an excerpt from James Fenimore Cooper’s Last of the Mohicans.

The very first issue of MAD! Including classic spoofs of multiple comic book genres--sci-fi ("Blobs!"), horror ("Hoohah!"), crime ("Ganefs!") and westerns ("Varmint!").

iOS 10 in Swift 3 will take you from absolute beginner to functional iOS developer learning the concepts, techniques, and tools needed to build professional iOS applications using Xcode 8, iOS 10, and Swift 3. After completing this book, you will have the skills and confidence you need to to build and design your own iOS apps and apply for jr. iOS development jobs. This book is patterned after the widely popular & fun hands-on training that Devslopes has provided to over 100,000 students worldwide. Unlike other books and training, this book teaches you through real-world app development - projects you would actually build in a job or startup, including learning UI/UX & app design with Sketch. You''ll get different insights from each member of Team Devslopes that will help you become a lifelong programmer and amazing iOS app designer & developer.

EC Comics are widely credited for causing the dissolution of the morals of kids and teens in the 1950s, thus playing a large part in the public outcry over comics that led to Senate hearings condemning the sex and violence within their pages. Dark Horse brings their usual high quality design and production to the creation of collector''s editions of these seminal comics.

The history connections start with the transportation by my great-grandfather of army goods and supplies as colonel in charge during the Civil War. The oxen and wagons moving family goods and others to Canada and then to St. Joe, Missouri, to be with the second wagon train going west to the Oregon territory. My grandfathers, my father, and myself in our life long involvement in moving all types of freight in America. The dedication of all this and incidents along the way.

Volume 1: "Foreword by Robert Englund -- Volume 2: "Foreword by Tim Sullivan -- Volume 3: "Introduction by Grant Geissman; foreword by Cullen Bunn -- Volume 4: "Introduction by Grant Geissman; foreword by Rob Zombie -- Volume 5: "Foreword by Clive Barker."

A Boy''s Life by celebrated Aboriginal poet and playwright Jack Davis, is an autobiographical account of his boyhood in the southwest of Western Australia during the depression years of the 1920s and 30s. Written with humour and compassion, this book provides insights into a significant literary figure and an interesting period of Australian history.

Here, one of the most respected otoplasty surgeons has written the definitive book on the latest techniques. Jack Davis brings the plastic surgeon and the otolaryngologist up to date with the newest concepts and methods for reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery of the ear. The volume contains such hot topics as secondary otoplasty, "eplasty", "sandwich" methods, radical auriculoplasty and stereotaxic surgery, but also covers histogenesis and growth of cartilage, auricular functional properties and embryology of the external ear. With the authors own beautiful drawings and preceded by a foreword by Dr. Blair Rogers, Otoplasty: Aesthetic and Reconstructive Techniques will undoubtedly fill an important niche in the market.

You know MAD. Do you know Humbug? Harvey Kurtzman changed the face of American humor when he created the legendary MAD comic. As editor and chief writer from its inception in 1952, through its transformation into a slick magazine, and until he left MAD in 1956, he influenced an entire generation of cartoonists, comedians, and filmmakers. In 1962, he co-created the long-running Little Annie Fanny with his long-time artistic partner Will Elder forPlayboy, which he continued to produce until his virtual retirement in 1988. Between MAD and Annie Fanny, Kurtzman’s biographical summaries will note that he created and edited three other magazines―Trump, Humbug, and Help!―but, whereas his MAD and Annie Fanny are readily available in reprint form, his major satirical work in the interim period is virtually unknown. Humbug, which had poor distribution, may be the least known, but to those who treasure the rare original copies, it equals or even exceeds MAD in displaying Kurtzman’s creative genius. Humbug was unique in that it was actually published by the artists who created it: Kurtzman and his cohorts from MAD, Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Al Jaffee, were joined by universally acclaimed cartoonist Arnold Roth. With no publisher above them to rein them in, this little band of creators produced some of the most trenchant and engaging satire of American culture ever to appear on American newsstands.

Visually inspiring guide with eye-popping example and step-by-step instructions shows users how to take their images to the next level.

Wouldn''t it be great if you could have three of the world''s most accomplished and sought after Photoshop teachers sitting next to you at your computer as you navigate the infinite possibilities of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4? How to Wow with Photoshop Elements 4 is the next best thing. Three Photoshop powerhouses--Jack Davis, Mike McHugh, and Wayne Rankin--all renowned authors, graphic designers, and trainers, have developed an effective way to help you reach your full creative potential. Jack, Mike, and Wayne guide you step-by-step through real-world projects, with an emphasis on uncompromising quality, last-minute flexibility, and go-home-at-night speed! You''ll learn tips and techniques on everything from common workflow problems and exciting photo enhancing techniques to custom projects and presentations using Photoshop Elements 4. Whether it''s optimizing the color and tone of your image, retouching cosmetic undesirables, or creating custom presentations, you''re given the tools at every stage of the creative process in order to learn How to Wow! This book begins with the essentials of workflow (including Sizing Images, Working with Layers, and Color Management) and then moves on to photo organizing and optimizing and retouching and enhancing. Next comes the fun with creative projects such as texturing your images and turning them into works of art, applying a virtual tattoo, creating custom wrapping paper, producing a multimedia presentation, making a Web photo gallery, and more. The How to Wow! companion CD makes it a snap and is packed with everything you need to work through the projects in the book and start creating your own graphics that wow! This book is for Windows users only.

From one of the co-authors of the bestselling "Photoshop Wow! Book" comes the companion to Adobe Photoshop Elements 2. Davis extends the power of this digital imaging software by offering over 300 Layer styles on the accompanying CD-ROM that users couldn''t create using Photoshop Elements 2 alone.

Wouldn''t it be great if you could have two of the world''s most sought-after Photoshop teachers sitting next to you at your computer as you navigate through the infinite possibilities of your digital photographic darkroom? How to Wow: Photoshop for Photography is the next best thing. It''s the brainchild of two Photoshop powerhouses--Jack Davis and Ben Willmore, both world-renowned authors and educators, who have developed an effective way to help you reach your full creative potential. Jack and Ben guide you step-by-step through real-world projects, with an emphasis on uncompromising quality, last-minute flexibility, and go-home-at-night speed! You''ll receive tips and techniques on everything from streamlining your workflow to solarizing without chemicals to balancing out skin tones. Whether it''s optimizing the color and tone of your image, retouching cosmetic undesirables, reconstructing priceless heirlooms, or creating sepia color treatments, you''ll be given the tools at every stage of the creative process in order to learn How to Wow! The book begins with the essentials of workflow (including color management, Photoshop''s File Browser, and Camera Raw), and then moves on to adjusting and optimizing and retouching and repairing. Next comes the fun stuff, with projects focusing on enhancing and exaggerating aspects of your photos for maximum impact, followed by projects on color and black-and-white treatments and artistic effects and overlays. Finally, there is a chapter devoted to combining your images and creating custom photo collages using instant Wow Tools Presets, available on the CD-ROM accompanying the book.

The Art of Silver offers a rare look into Stephen Silver''s sketchbook, character designs and illustrations. Stephen has worked at top animation studios, including Warner Bros., Disney and Nickelodeon, where he developed characters for shows such as Disney''s "Kim Possible" and Kevin Smith''s "Clerks" The Animated Series. The drawing tips, useful techniques and the sheer volume of quality artwork in this book will surly be a source of inspiration to help the aspiring artist along their own creative path.

Jack is back with the update to his best-selling, award-winning Photoshop Wow! Book! Readers have hailed previous versions of Jack Davis''s landmark book as the "most useful Photoshop book ever" because of its practical, real-life solutions and its value-packed CD-ROM. The The Photoshop 7 Wow! Book simply ups the ante with even more time-saving techniques--completely updated for Adobe Photoshop 7. In the The Photoshop 7 Wow! Book, the focus is on the visuals: Using beautiful, full-color pictures of professionally designed Photoshop projects, this volume clearly lays out the steps required to re-create these spectacular results in your own projects. To work visually, you need to think visually, and this book allows you to do just that. As with all of the titles in this popular series, the emphasis here is on results--how to produce the best work in the fewest steps possible. And sometimes that means using techniques even Adobe hasn?t thought of, such as the Wow! Media Painting and Layer Style techniques introduced here.

This conference was a topical meeting in the area of high energy density plasma physics as it relates to magnetically imploded/confined plasmas: Z-pinches. Scientists interested in plasmas for fusion and other applications at temperatures around a million degrees centigrade with strong magnetic fields and intense radiation fluxes will be interested in this conference. The physics of the plasmas discussed in this conference include magneto-hydrodynamics and instabilities, fusion mechanisms, radiation transport, mega-ampere pulsed power, atomic physics, spectroscopy and x-ray imaging. This proceeding provides a snapshot of the field internationally.

Photoshop on the fast track! This collection of books provides page after page of superb tips, tricks, and techniques. It is perfect for anyone who wants to get right to work with Photoshop and work like a pro. Adobe Photoshop 7 One-Click Wow!: This unique CD-ROM/book package, by Jack Davis, features hundreds of instant, "one-click" solutions on the CD-ROM the equivalent of getting hundreds of beautiful and practical filter effects that you can easily apply to your creations. (Peachpit Press) Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks: The perennial best-seller from Scott Kelby, NAPP president and Editor in Chief of Photoshop User magazine, this book is packed with over 300 recipes for the coolest Photoshop 7 effects. It also provides many great tips and tricks and a constant stream of creative ideas, layouts, and design techniques. A true one-of-a-kind guide to Photoshop. (New Riders Publishing) Photoshop 7 Killer Tips: Scott Kelby teams up with Felix Nelson, Creative Director of Photoshop User magazine and Art Director for Mac Design Magazine, in this book devoted exclusively to tips. It is designed specifically to teach you those hidden productivity tips, insider shortcuts, and little-known tricks that are the staples of Photoshop pros. This is the stuff that pros use to get twice the work done in half the time! (New Riders Publishing)

Demonstrates the computer graphics program''s newest features and offers advice integrating Photoshop with other applications, special effects, layering, lighting, and photograph repair.

Jason Lee Whitaker''s life, as a Sheriff in Austin, Texas, is pretty easy until a friend from New Orleans gets him mixed up in international politics, drug trafficking, murder and finally, a presidential assassination.