Edward Drummond Libbey was a glassmaker, industrialist, artist, innovator and art collector. Both practical and creative, he forever changed the glass industry with the automatic bottle-making machine and automatic sheet glass machine. This work examines the long career of Libbey, particularly his i...

“Me and Dahmer had the same childhood. But I chose to heal.” What do you do with a life shaped by chaos, shame, and silence? You reclaim it. You alchemize it. You feed the fire. In this bold, laugh-through-the-tears book, Libbey Pelaia-Krumhansl – health practitioner and lived-experience fir...

Born to poor tenant farmers in a log cabin in Graves County, Kentucky, Alben Barkley (1877–1956) rose to achieve a national political stature equaled by few of his contemporaries. His memorable public career ranged from the Progressive era to the early years of the Cold War, and he witnessed or in...

Recommends the best recordings of the three hundred most important classical works, and provides background information on each composer One of America's most highly regarded music critics and commentators, Ted Libbey is host of the "Basic Record Library," the most popular segment on National Public...

Gaynell Esterbrook, a young and beautiful mill worker, becomes the secret bride of the boss's son and heir to the mill, and suffers persecutions from her co-workers and would-be rivals. Written by Laura Jean Libbey (1862–1925) and copyright 1890 by Norman Munro. Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey M...

The Good Will Son is a memoir by the son of two orphans from the Good Will Home in Hinckley, Maine. David’s father, deeply affected by his experience as a Marine in WWII, was excessively passive and introspective. His mother – molested as a child by her alcoholic father – found religion and ca...

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An exploration of industrial design in America, using Toledo as a paradigm of the shift from manufacturing based on engineering to production involving design and marketing This book illuminates the widespread implications, ranging from utopian visions to the development of modern advertising and t...

Ever wonder why Estonian animation features so many carrots or why cows often perform pyramids? Well, neither question is answered in Chris Robinson's new book, Estonian Animation. Robinson's frank, humorous, and thoroughly researched book traces the history of Estonia's acclaimed animation scene fr...

Over the last decade, music and sound have been increasingly recognized as an important―if often neglected―aspect of film production and film studies. Off the Planet comprises a lively, stimulating, and diverse collection of essays on aspects of music, sound, and Science Fiction cinema. Followin...

Have you ever thought about serving on a corporate, nonprofit, or advisory board, but didn’t know where to begin? Whether you’re seeking influence, impact, or a second act after an accomplished career, this playbook will show you how to land a board seat that’s right for you. Anyone can join ...

Animation―Art and Industry is an introductory reader covering a broad range of animation studies topics, focusing on both American and international contexts. It provides information about key individuals in the fields of both independent and experimental animation, and introduces a variety of to...

In Good Girls and Wicked Witches , Amy M. Davis re-examines the notion that Disney heroines are rewarded for passivity. Davis proceeds from the assumption that, in their representations of femininity, Disney films both reflected and helped shape the attitudes of the wider society, both at the time ...

"[Glenn Gould] marks a major advance in our understanding of one of the 20th century's most significant performing artists.... Ostwald is as engrossing a writer as any who has tried his hand at biography."―Ted Libbey, Washington Post Book World The Canadian pianist Glenn Gould was a child prodig...

Cartoons―both from the classic Hollywood era and from more contemporary feature films and television series―offer a rich field for detailed investigation and analysis. Contributors draw on theories and methodology from film, television, and media studies, art history and criticism, and feminism ...

Authors Clinton Longenecker, Greg Papp, and Timothy Stansfield reveal that all too often business organizations are defeated while the clock is still ticking. Bogged down by sluggish business practices that stifle change, they are unable to pick up the pace when necessary to score and win. The Two-...

During the 1910s, motion pictures came to dominate every aspect of life in the suburban New Jersey community of Fort Lee. During the nickelodeon era, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, and Mack Sennett would ferry entire acting companies across the Hudson to pose against the Palisades. Theda Bara, "Fatty...

Floriane Place-Verghnes examines the work of this great American animator. Focusing primarily on four facets of Avery's work, the author first concentrates on Avery's ability to depict the American attempt both to retrieve the past nostalgically and to catch the Zeitgeist of 1940s America, which con...

The best music of the 20th century "developed our capacity for feeling, deepened our compassion, and furthered our quest for and understanding of what Aristotle called 'the perfect end of life' ". — from the Foreword by NPR music critic Ted Libbey The single greatest crisis of the 20th century wa...

Linda Gromko MD is a board-certified family physician who has worked with the transgender community for years. She explains the basics of gender identity, sexual orientation, puberty, puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and gender-affirming surgeries. She shares years of her patients' wisdom and p...