From Mouse to Mermaid, an interdisciplinary collection of original essays, is the first comprehensive, critical treatment of Disney cinema. Addressing childrenOs classics as well as the Disney affiliatesO more recent attempts to capture adult audiences, the contributors respond to the Disney film le[...]

Invites students to explore the possibilities of performance for creating, knowing, and staking claims to the world. This book surveys, explains, and illustrates classic, modern, and postmodern theories that answer the questions, What is performance? Why do people perform? And how does performance c[...]

From Socrates to Lincoln, this title includes some of history's most significant figures with their most important speeches. Fighting for justice, for freedom of speech and sometimes even for their own lives, these orators spoke on the most dramatic issues of their day. The readings are supplemented[...]

The singular and "smart" guide to understanding, appreciating, and collecting single malt Scotch whisky. The world of single malt whisky offers an opportunity to appreciate a different drink that has highly nuanced flavors and aromas. It is a world rooted in tradition, stories, and fellowship. For t[...]