The first monograph dedicated to the life and legacy of an under-recognized artist killed in the September 11 attacks

American artist Michael Richards (1963-2001) was born in Brooklyn and raised…

An examination of key compliance-gaining techniques with the goal of making sense of their form, effects, mediators, and moderators. The text emphasizes how compliance-gaining techniques don't rely on applying pressure…

This book explores the complex, multifaceted and contested subject of risk in the film business. How risk is understood and managed has a substantial impact upon which films are financed…

This book considers Hester Lynch Piozzi as a Welsh writer of Wales, and documents the importance of her decision to build the beautiful Brynbella in north Wales. The Celtic aspects…

A child's imagination is their superpower! Their curiosity goes well beyond what is seen and joyfully ventures into a world of what can be. If you don't believe me, ask…

A major new critical biography of Sir William Jones (1746-94), the foremost Orientalist of his generation and one of the greatest intellectual navigators of all time, whose Sanskrit researches did…

This practical guide to self-employment takes you through every step of the process, from coming up with the idea and marketing yourself, finding jobs, and interviewing, to maintaining jobs and…

Intends to help you use astronomy to understand science - and use science to understand what we are. This text will help you answer two fundamental questions: What are we…