Exotic Alternate Investments by Kevin Mirabile provides an in-depth analysis of the returns, risks, opportunities and portfolio effects for investors, advisors and academics and anyone who wants to expand their investment horizons. In this brief Q&A, Mirabile shares his thoughts on…
Julia Wedgewood, The Unexpected Victorian: Q&A with Sue Brown
Author Sue Brown talks to us about her upcoming book Julia Wedgewood, The Unexpected Victorian. Julia Wedgwood (1833-1913) was a leading Victorian female non-fiction writer who ventured fearlessly into the reserved territory of the Victorian “man of letters”, writing about…
Freedom Isn’t Free: Q&A with Markos Kounalakis
Markos Kounalakis is an award-winning author, scholar and journalist. Freedom Isn’t Free takes an analytical look at political, economic, social and moral trade-offs in a world in flux. Highly readable, the volume’s collected foreign affairs essays have a wide range…
Techniques & Aesthetics in 3D Films of 1950s and their Impact on Later Productions by David A. Cook
Although I have written about 3D films before in A History of Narrative Film (HNF, W. W. Norton, 1981; 1990; 1996; 2004; 2016) – both polarized and digital – in Chapters 12 and 21 respectively, I wanted to understand stereoscopy…
Classroom 15 by Julia Mueller and Zack Demars
Some of the most memorable educators are the ones willing to throw out the syllabus in pursuit of a higher lesson. When a fourth-grade teacher in Roseburg, Oregon, did just that during the height of the Cold War, he sent…
International Scientific Relations: Q&A with Francisco Del Canto Viterale
Francisco Del Canto Viterale’s core areas of knowledge are in global and international studies, with a specialization in science, technology, and innovation. His book International Scientific Relations offers a holistic analysis of the role and impact of science, technology, and innovation in the…