"Why it's Important to Improve The Value of Your Home," is for homeowners who are looking to sell their home and get the maximum asking price, as well as for homeowners who want to protect their investment and stabilize its value against the volatile real estate market. In the chapters that follow, you will gain insights and highly valuable information, from a diverse range of real estate and home improvement professionals. These professionals are going to arm you with the knowledge that you need to protect and optimize the value of your property, relative to other homes in your market.

SHADES OF GRAY-INTO THE LIGHT is a journey. A collection of stories told in poetic verse and prose of the layers of the human spirit. Stories of life and love and joys and sorrows chronicled by dates in random order taken from events in life. Stories of fact and fiction beginning with DARK shades and migrating through the MEDIUM shades of life towards the eventuality of LIGHT shades where hope always springs eternal when willing souls refuse to give into anything less than they deserve. We stand on the threshold of change where hopes rewards are but a few steps away as long as we dare to dream.

SHADES OF GRAY-INTO THE LIGHT is a journey. A collection of stories told in poetic verse and prose of the layers of the human spirit. Stories of life and love and joys and sorrows chronicled by dates in random order taken from events in life. Stories of fact and fiction beginning with DARK shades and migrating through the MEDIUM shades of life towards the eventuality of LIGHT shades where hope always springs eternal when willing souls refuse to give into anything less than they deserve. We stand on the threshold of change where hopes rewards are but a few steps away as long as we dare to dream.

"Have you ever owned another human being?" asked Jacob. Tom replied that he had not. Jacob said, "It is a big responsibility. You are directly responsible for what they become in life. You control their every move. They are slaves, but not by choice."

"Broken Chains" tells the story of one white man and his wife who believes in the freedom of all Negroes. He forms a small army and brings justice to those who have killed a Negro child. This story describes a fictional meeting between President Lincoln and General Lee in an effort to end the Civil War. The game "The Way Things Should Have been" best describes the way slaves were treated and outlines the hope they had for a better life. The Overseer of the plantation, who kills people as the answer to violations of rules is dealt with by Tom Kelly the new plantation owner.

A comedy about a 9 year old boy who is disappointed and concerned about his social status in his grammer school and community becauses he receives a J.C.Higgins bicycle instead of a Schwinn. To make his point he compares his J.C.Higgins to America's laughable version of an automobile....The Edsel. He talks about kids so desperate to not be associated with either the Edsel or the Higgins that they invented "Edsel Escape Diving." This was a precision move designed by kids so that when the parents slowed the family Edsel in order to pull into the school yard, the kids would leap from the car while it was still in motion. The purpose for that little manuver was to put as much distance as possible between themselves and the joke that Detroit played on an unsuspecting public.

Revised by Paul Shaw

A concise introduction to the time-honored fundamentals of typography and the digital revolution.

Some things never change: the anatomy of type, type classification, the principles of layout and legibility of the printed page. Other aspects of typography have been revolutionized by the computer and the rise of desktop publishing. This handy guide provides a rundown of the history of type, traditional usage, and the changes wrought by the widespread practice of typesetting by nonprofessionals.

Bill Gray worked for Norcross and ran a freelance graphic design business. Paul Shaw is a graphic designer who teaches calligraphy. He lives in New York City.

For Artists, Graphic Designers, and Calligraphers

Revised by Paul Shaw

Timesaving techniques for producing well-formed, good-looking lettering in all the major styles.

Drawing letters quickly, accurately, and gracefully is an essential skill for artists and designers, even in the computer age. Bill Gray shows how to make the basic strokes for capitals and lowercase forms; get letter and word spacing right; reproduce the characteristics of any alphabet; produce extended, condensed, and outline versions of a type family; and more. Dozens of specimens serve as models of fine lettering.

"When you come up with a graphic arts problem you think you have to solve alone, if you consult Bill Gray . . . you'll probably find the help you are looking for."-Scripsit

Bill Gray worked for Norcross and ran a freelance graphic design business. Paul Shaw is a graphic designer who teaches calligraphy. He lives in New York City.