The Digital Photographer's Guide to Photoshop Elements, Revised & Updated: Improve Your Photos and Create Fantastic Special Effects

A wonderful book! I've had trouble learning Photoshop Elements, but in just a few days, I feel comfortable making adjustments I couldn't figure out before. No dreary pages on the theory of layers or colors, etc., just instructions on how to make improvements to your photos. Also, Beckham goes a little beyond the basics and shows how to do some neat special effects, like cloning, combining images from different photos, and restoring old, damaged photos. A great beginner's book.