If you want to sharpen your skills as a Photoshop and Image Ready web contortionist and animator, this new book on the current versions of the Adobe software will get you up and going in no time. It's a great book. You'll enjoy doing each tutorial. After you have completed a tutorial, the book gives you more ideas on new designs and animations to create.
Every page is in color which makes learning quicker and easier.
For you individuals that already know Photoshop and Image Ready, there are one-liner instructions to speed you on your way. Every project has pictures for each step to show you exactly what to do. Also accompanying this book is a CD full of the examples mentioned above. It also comes with custom presets, 3rd party plugins, javascript examples, menu support, and project files. Check out New Riders web site for this book.