What do Franklin Roosevelt, Dr. Seuss, the U.S. Navy, and Mr. Magoo have in common? They are all part of the surprising story of the pioneering cartoon studio UPA (United Productions of America). Throughout the 1950s, a group of artists ran a business that broke all the rules, pushing animated films beyond the fluffy fantasy of the Walt Disney Studio and the crash-bang anarchy of Warner Bros. Instead, UPA's films were innovative and graphically bold―the cartoon equivalent to modern art. When Magoo Flew is the first book-length study to chronicle the complete story of this unique American enterprise. The book features cameo appearances by Aldous Huxley, James Thurber, Orson Welles, Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Jim Backus, Eddie Albert, and Woody Allen, as well as a select filmography of the best of UPA. Ebook Edition Note: The ebook has three images redacted: figures 1, 2, and 51.

When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA

Arts & Photography

Abraham, Adam

Graphic Design

Wesleyan University Press

Far from presenting a simple story for children, I Am My Body, NOT! presents a rather complex concept -- that we are something other than our physical form -- in a remarkably simple way that children (ages 6 years and up) can comprehend and accept. The author, Adam Abraham and illustrator, Marie Litster, have created a whimsical, friendly, and most of all, positive experience in a way that might best be described as "religion-neutral." 
Parents, grandparents and educators are sure to love I Am My Body, NOT! because its rational, sensitive and inclusive portrayal of human issues crosses barriers of color, class, and culture. In addition, the innovative, color-coded Vocabulary Power Builder™ system enhances the book's value as both a reading and language teaching tool. 
A new perennial is born.

I Am My Body, Not!

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

Phaelos Books

I Am Spirit

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

How can we tell plagiarism from an allusion? How does imitation differ from parody? Where is the line between copyright infringement and homage? Questions of intellectual property have been vexed long before our own age of online piracy. In Victorian Britain, enterprising authors tested the limits of literary ownership by generating plagiaristic publications based on leading writers of the day. Adam Abraham illuminates these issues by examining imitations of three novelists: Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer Lytton, and George Eliot. Readers of Oliver Twist may be surprised to learn about Oliver Twiss, a penny serial that usurped Dickens's characters. Such imitative publications capture the essence of their sources; the caricature, although crude, is necessarily clear. By reading works that emulate three nineteenth-century writers, this innovative study enlarges our sense of what literary knowledge looks like: to know a particular author means to know the sometimes bad imitations that the author inspired.

Plagiarizing the Victorian Novel: Imitation, Parody, Aftertext (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 118)

British & Irish

Cambridge University Press

Plagiarizing the Victorian Novel (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 118)

Attack of the Monster Musical: A Cultural History of Little Shop of Horrors

How many hit musicals are based on films that were shot in two days at a budget of $30,000? The answer is one: Little Shop of Horrors. Roger Corman's monster movie opened in 1960, played the midnight circuit, and then disappeared from view. Two decades later, Little Shop of Horrors opened Off-Broadway and became a surprise success.\nAttack of the Monster Musical: A Cultural History of Little Shop of Horrors chronicles this unlikely phenomenon. The Faustian tale of Seymour and his man-eating plant transcended its humble origins to become a global phenomenon, launching a popular film adaptation and productions all around the world. This timely and authoritative book looks at the creation of the musical and its place in the contemporary musical theatre canon. Examining its afterlives and wider cultural context, the book asks the question why this unlikely combination of blood, annihilation, and catchy tunes has resonated with audiences from the 1980s to the present.\nAt the core of this in-depth study is the collaboration between the show's creators, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. Told through archival research and eyewitness accounts, this is the first book to make extensive use of Ashman's personal papers, offering a unique and inspiring study of one of musical theatre's greatest talents.

Music

Methuen Drama

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