John C. Fremont, Abraham Lincoln, and the Battle for Emancipation
In 1856 the fledgling Republican party nominated as its first candidate for president John C. Fremont, the dashing explorer of the American West known as the Pathfinder and a radical opponent of slavery. He lost, but when the Civil War broke out, Lincoln tapped him for high command, setting the two on a collision course over how to deal with ......
The Transformative Power of Music, One Note at a Time
Resonant Minds: The Transformative Power of Music, One Note at a Time captures how music shapes our cognitive, emotional, and social experiences. Featuring contributors including Goldie Hawn, Bena Kallick, and Ellen Galinsky, we explore music's influence on the brain, communities, and capacity for connection. Mindful action, not just passive nor ......
Sensational Wrecks and Heroic Rescues by the United States Life-Saving Service
Charlet tells the thrilling stories of shipwrecks along the coast of the Outer Banks in North Carolina, where more than 6,000 ships met their doom. A sequel to Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks, Charlet pens twenty-five more fascinating stories of rescues, failed recoveries, hidden treasure, and more fascinating details that occurred at what is now ......
At the height of the Cold War during her freshman year of high school, CNN's Jill Dougherty developed an obsession with Russia. Over the next half-century, she studied in Leningrad, traveled the Soviet Union as part of a cultural exchange program, lived in Moscow, and reported on the presidencies of Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir ......
Backstage in the most coveted theaters of Broadway works Jenny Anderson, a legend in her own right. A known Broadway photographer, Anderson has worked with the biggest names of theater and used the power of photography to tell the stories behind the stories: what happens behind the scenes on Broadway. The In-Between has been years in the making, ......
What if the great discoveries of science came in the “wrong” order? The Laws of Thermodynamics were discovered well after the creation of algebra, classical physics, and chemistry, but are perhaps much more important to our basic understanding of the universe. This flawed chronology led to a confusion that has prevented a cross-curricular ......
How to Nail In-Person and Taped Auditions to Land Roles in Movies, TV, and Online
Few teachers in Hollywood bring the range of experience to their work that Jay Scully does. For decades, Scully has worked with veteran and novice actors alike in virtually every area of today's business: as a casting director for over 50 feature films and television shows; as an instructor of acting technique at the university level and in ......
