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Television Series of the 1980s
Essential Facts and Quirky Details
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
Television screens in the 1980s reflected some of the most memorable programs of all time. In that decade, such critically acclaimed shows as Cheers, The Golden Girls, Hill Street Blues, Newhart, and St. Elsewhere debuted. In that same decade, iconic shows like The A-Team, Baywatch, Cagney & Lacey,...
Television Series of the 1990s
Essential Facts and Quirky Details
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
In the 1990s the big three networks were being challenged by upstarts FOX and the WB for viewer loyalty. Alongside must-see stalwarts like Frasier, Friends, and Seinfeld, the new networks introduced pop culture touchstones like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files. Such shows not only made household...
by James L. Neibaur
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
While the western was a staple of cinema for many decades, the form began to fade as its greatest star, John Wayne, made fewer films of distinction toward the end of his career. In the mid-1960s, the genre was redefined by a handful of directors, including Don Siegel and Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone,...
J.J. Abrams vs. Joss Whedon
Duel for Media Master of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon are two of the most imaginative and accomplished men in Hollywood. As writers, directors, producers, and series creators, their credits have straddled the mediums of television and film and range across several genres, from science fiction and horror to action and drama....
by David A. Ellis, author of Conversations with Cinematographers
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Although cinematographers are vital to the filmmaking process, they don’t always get the recognition they deserve. Directors of cinematography often are responsible for the look of a film and its lasting impression on the viewer, but their skills are not as readily appreciated as those of directors...
by Jane C. Flinn
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
In Little Known Facts about the U. S. Presidents, Jane Flinn, tests your knowledge about some of the most powerful men in history—and some of the most colorful.
Written for all ages in an educational and entertaining style, Little Known Facts about the U. S. Presidents sheds a different light on...
Western Queers in China
Flight to the Land of Oz
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
This unique work examines the role played by sexuality in the historical encounter between China and the West. Distinguished historian D. E. Mungello focuses especially on Western homosexuals who saw China as a place of escape from the homophobia of Europe and North America. His groundbreaking study...
Theatre as Human Action
An Introduction to Theatre Arts
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2019
Theatre as Human Action: An Introduction to Theatre Arts, Third Edition is designed for the college student who may be unacquainted with many plays and has seen a limited number of theatre productions. Focusing primarily on four plays, this textbook aims to inform the student about theatre arts, stimulate...
So You Want to Sing Music Theater
A Guide for Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
In some ways, the successor of vaudeville and an extension of the opera and operetta, the stage musical has evolved into a worldwide juggernaut. Musicals are staged not only across the globe but are offered in a variety of settings, from the high school stage and major theater to the big screen. The...
by Christopher J. Olson
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
The term “cult film” may be difficult to define, but one thing is certain: A cult film is any movie that has developed a rabid following for one reason or another. From highly influential works of pop art like Eraserhead and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! to trash masterpieces such as Miami Connection...
Classical Music in a Changing Culture
Essays from The American Record Guide
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Founded in 1935, The American Record Guide is America's oldest classical music review magazine. In 1987, when Donald Vroon assumed its editorship, he took on the Herculean task of writing editorials on a vast array of subjects, amassing a wealth of commentary and criticism on not only the foibles...
The Search for the Man in the Iron Mask
A Historical Detective Story
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
The Search for the Man in the Iron Mask triumphantly solves an enduring puzzle that has stumped historians for centuries and seduced novelists and filmmakers to this day. Who was the man who was rumored to have been kept in prison and treated royally during much of the reign of Louis XIV while being...
Warrant for Terror
The Fatwas of Radical Islam and the Duty to Jihad
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2008
Since September 11, 2001 much has been written about 'Islamist terrorism,' arguing that it is a perversion that has 'hijacked Islam' in the service of social, political and economic grievances. However, such accounts cannot explain why other people that can lay claim to similar or more serious grievances...
Combat Trauma
A Personal Look at Long-Term Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
Much has been written of the short-term experience of combat trauma. Almost nothing has been documented about how that trauma impacts individuals years after their first conflict experiences and into later life. Here, Johnson relates the stories of fifteen of his combat brothers to share with the...