Pragmatic Bookshelf has published “Mac Kung Fu,” an US$35 book that goes beyond the basics of Mac OS X 10.7 (“Lion”). It’s available in epub, mobi, and PDF direct from the publisher and in paperback from fine bookstores worldwide.

After you’ve uncovered the basics in Lion, “Mac Kung Fu” is your next step. You’ll learn how to master everyday tools such as the Dock, Spotlight, Mission Control, Launchpad, and Dashboard. You’ll discover other useful tools and built-in add-ons. You’ll learn how to customize the OS X interface, refine your workflow, learn security tricks, work better with photos, movies and documents, and test your Mac hardware.

Author Keir Thomas is a Linux Journal award-winning author who has been writing about Linux, operating systems and computer hardware for over a decade. Formerly a computer magazine journalist and editor, working on titles such as Linux User and Developer, Linux Magazine and PC Utilities, his other book titles include “Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Third Edition,” “Beginning Fedora Linux,” “Ubuntu Kung Fu” and “Beginning SUSE Linux, Second Edition.”

For more information about the book, including errata, discussions, full table of contents, excerpts from the book and more, go to http://macte.ch/fDPR7 .