The Best Of 2 13 61 Publications

Culled from 14 years of publishing against the grain, "The Best of 2.13.61" offers a collection of excerpts from some of the most confrontational and thought-provoking writings and poetry on the market today.

For the past twenty-five years, Henry Rollins has searched out the most desolate corners of the Earth--from Iraq to Afghanistan, Thailand to Mali, and beyond--articulating his observations through music and words, on radio and television, and in magazines and books. Though he's known for the raw power of his expression, Rollins has shown that the greatest statements can be made with the simplest of acts: to just bear witness, to be present. In Occupants, Rollins invites us to do the same. The book pairs Rollins's visceral full-color photographs--taken in Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and elsewhere over the last few years--with writings that not only provide context and magnify the impact of the images but also lift them to the level of political commentary. Simply put, this book is a visual testimony of anger, suffering, and resilience. Occupants will help us realize what is so easy to miss when tragedy and terror become numbing, constant forces--the quieter, stronger forces of healing, solidarity, faith, and even joy.

Jeff Witchel is a self-taught computer artist with over 24 years of experience. His initial introduction to the computer was with PageMaker, but he switched to Quark 1.0 when it was first introduced in 1987. Having arrived on the desktop publishing scene so early, Jeff became a go to guy for answers when others started getting into computer graphics. As an Adobe Certified Expert, hes provided online support for Adobe and is now an Adobe Certified Training Provider for both Adobe Illustrator CS5 and Adobe InDesign CS5. Jeff is one of just a handful of Adobe Certified Instructors for InDesign CS5 in the New York metropolitan area. He also is a Quark Certified Expert as well as a master of Adobe Photoshop and related applications. He counts among his training clients advertising agencies, design studios, marketing departments, magazines, newspapers, illustrators, and photographers. Jeff has written literally thousands of tips for Layers Magazine Tip of the Day over the past 4 years. He also produces online video tutorials for the Layers Magazine website (http://layersmagazine.com/category/tutorials) and writes articles for InDesign Magazine (http://www.indesignmag.com/default.asp).