Rain Later, Good

Abstract This new edition of Whitmore's classic introduction to tropical rain forests has been comprehensively revised and updated, reflecting the changes which have...

Deities were thought to help and protect people, heal them from illnesses, and sometimes also to punish them. And yet, a worshipper was not free to decide what to ask for, but had ...

Abstract This new film guide from Oxford traces the film’s genesis, analyzes the music and dance that make Singin’ in the Rain Gene Kelly’s best-known work, and exam...

Chapter 2 defends Aristotle’s premise that the final agential good is the well-lived human life. This premise does not receive much critical attention in the literature. Scholars t...

This chapter explores the contemporary significance of Gene Kelly for street dance practitioners and cultural critics. Responses to a Volkswagen commercial remake of Kelly’s “Singi...

This chapter explores Warren Spahn's lawsuit against a publishing house in Spahn v. Julian Messner, Inc. Spahn was remarkable baseball pitcher and a veteran of World War II. In 196...

Feeling Good by Doing Good: A Guide to Authentic Self-Esteem presents a new evidence-based approach to defining, understanding, and increasing self-esteem. The book translates deca...