In the blink of an eye, here's everything about "I Dream of Jeannie" Everyone remembers "I Dream of Jeannie," but how much do you really know about Major Nelson, Major Healey, and Jeannie herself? TV historian Stephen Cox and photo archivist Howard Frank uncork all the secrets to this supernatural Sixties sitcom. Included here are: * Rare, outspoken interviews with the cast, actual NASA astronauts, and the show's prolific producer, Sidney Sheldon. * Astounding, never-before-published photos that fully illustrate the scope of this show's legacy and its permanent place in pop culture history. * The complete "Bewitched" vs. "Jeannie" squabble. * Sixteen pages of mystical color images. * Exclusive peeks into Jeannie's bottle Yes, Master, this thoroughly researched and beautifully illustrated book is a dream come true for every fan of Jeannie.

Dreaming of Jeannie: TV's Prime Time in a Bottle

Humor & Entertainment

Cox, Stephen

Frank, Howard

Television

St. Martin's: Griffin

Without the three-masted fully rigged ship the European discovery of the Americas, the Indies, and the Far East would have been impossible; without its broadside battery of cannon European domination of these areas would never have been achieved. Thus the sailing ship of war played a significant part in the shaping of the modern world. Fighting ships were the principal instruments of national power and the largest and most complex machines of their day. This book is a comprehensive survey of their technical development from 1400 to 1860, from the advent of the three-masted ship to the eclipse of naval sail. Incorporating much new information the book deals in detail with the hull design and construction, fittings, armament, masting, rigging, and appearance of wooden warships. Special attention has been paid to the numerous illustrations which include plans and diagrams, and photographs of the most accurate contemporary models, prints and paintings

Sailing ships of war, 1400-1860

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Conway Maritime Press Ltd.

Sailing Ships of War 1400-1860

History

Military

Chrysalis Books Group

Jane and Howard Frank, the owners of the collection, write A Short History of the Collection; in their essay, they describe more than thirty-five years of collecting science fiction art, and their role as curators with the responsibility to build the collection and preserve it for future generations. Dorit Yaron, the catalogue editor, provides a brief but comprehensive overview of the history of the genre of science fiction art. Through her essay, we understand the origins of science fiction art, the major artists, and some of the forces that shaped its evolution to the present. Elizabeth Tobey uses an art historical approach for her essay in which she addresses the intriguing topic of architectural setting found in the paintings on view. She contends that science fiction artists are not solely engaging the new and unknown, but are using traditions shared by artists of the past, as part of the continuum of art history.  Two essays use popular culture as a framework for examining science fiction art. Greg Metcalf shows how the masculine heroes in the American literary genre known as "westerns" elide with the heroes of early science fiction pulps, and demonstrates how the cult of the western frontier with its native American "aliens" parallels the future frontier and the aliens of outer space. Maria Day delineates the parallels between the work of industrial designers and science fiction artists during the 1930s as they, respectively, developed machines for work, living, and transport, and created illustrations of the future. The two final essays take more philosophical approaches. Dabrina Taylor examines science fiction's approaches to gender. She notes its particular failure to speculate about gender and its tendency to reiterate stereotypes. She cites the correspondence between "female" and "alien" and points to a number of paintings in the exhibition which present the male as seer and female as seen. The catalogue concludes with Matthew Hill's essay which presents yet another view of the intertwining of reality and fiction, science and playful imagination. At the core of his thesis is the conjecture that scientists, as well as science fiction writers and artists, make use of fantasy and speculation, and that such poetic dreaming is, in fact, instrumental to scientific thinking.

Possible Futures : Science Fiction Art from the Frank Collection, Re-Reading Science Fiction Art

Frank, Jane

Metcalf, Greg

Tobey, Elizabeth M.

Day, Maria

Taylor, Dabrina

Hill, Matthew E.

University of Maryland Art Gallery

Adventures of a Dean: A Primer on Business School Management examines the interpersonal, professional, and financial aspects of being a dean, and illustrates how politics continually impacts a dean's goals and strategies. Adventures of a Dean is both autobiography and textbook, chronicling author Howard Frank's eleven years as dean of the Smith School, during which time he doubled its facilities, quadrupled its revenues, added over one hundred faculty members, and led the school to the top ten in the world in research. Beginning with the university's search for a dean, the book moves on to detail all aspects of the actual work done by the dean. This starts with forming a plan to increase enrollment, and encompasses such critical tasks as dealing with accreditation, creating a financial model, improving teaching quality, and maintaining successful relationships with all parts of a campus. Readers will learn about major challenges facing a top-level university administrator, such as developing international programs, and minor ones, such as dealing with a campus catering monopoly. This inside view is both engaging and informative. Adventures of a Dean is a candid discussion of the opportunities and the risks facing deans, as well as a lesson in business school financial planning and strategy . Howard Frank, Ph.D., is a professor of management sciences at the University of Maryland. From 1997 to 2008 he served as the dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, doubling the size of the school, increasing its revenues four-fold, and leading the school to the top ten in the world of research. Dr. Frank has also served as director of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Information Technology Office, and as the Chief Executive Officer of three technology companies. He has been a member of the board of directors of public, private, and non-profit corporations. Dr. Frank is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Department's highest civilian honor, by the Secretary of Defense.

Adventures of a Dean: A Primer on Business School Management

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Cognella Academic Pub

The Frank Collection is renowned worldwide as the largest and best collection of fantasy and science-fiction art. A first volume of treasures from the gallery was published in 1999 to considerable acclaim. Here is the eagerly awaited second volume, showcasing such giants of the fantasy-art field as Hannes Bok, Chesley Bonestell, Jim Burns, Thomas Canty, Bob Eggleton, Boris Vallejo, and many, many more.

Great Fantasy Art Themes from the Frank Collection

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

Paper Tiger

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