Invisible Hands in Cultural Markets shines unprecedented light on the activity of talent representatives and production professionals in the American and French film and television industries. Agents and other talent brokers, studio executives, independent producers, casting directors, and film offices—all operate and interact behind the scenes in ways that are consequential to the making of artistic careers and cultural products. But even as these professionals play a crucial role in the ...

Rising Above: The Candace Parker Story - A Tale of Determination and Triumph in BasketballMore than just a basketball story, Rising Above is a symphony of resilience that will ignite your own fire.Candace Parker's journey is a masterclass in chasing dreams and defying expectations. From the playgrounds of Chicago to the pinnacle of professional basketball, she defied stereotypes, shattered records, and left an indelible mark on the sport. But her story goes far beyond troph...

Written for both lay readers and practitioners, Awaken to Healing Fragrance is divided into three parts structuredaround the past, present, and future of aromatherapy. The bookbegins with profiles of prominent female historical figures—fromCleopatra to Elizabeth I—known to have used essential oils formind, body, and spiritual health. Part two explains the value ofaromatherapy today: modern methods for using essential oils—from relaxation practices like massage and facials to treat...

The Oxford Handbook of Creative Industries is a reference work, bringing together many of the world's leading scholars in the application of creativity in economics, business and management, law, policy studies, organization studies, and psychology. Creative industries research has become a regular theme in academic journals and conferences across these subjects and is also an important agenda for governments throughout the world, while business people from established companies a...

Creative industries are a growing and globally important area for both economic vitality and cultural expression of industrialized nations. The growth and dynamism of creative industries depends on “continuous innovation” that must manage inherent tensions such as novelty to attract consumers and sustain artistic expression and familiarity to aid comprehension and stabilize demand for cultural products.In this volume, the macro-structural conditions that shape creative industries –...

Home of the first settlement in the United States and known as Old Dominion and The Mother of Presidents, the state of Virginia’s artistic output proves among the most fecund in the nation, evidenced in this ninth volume of The Southern Poetry Anthology. This collection includes well-known, established, and celebrated poets such as Charles Wright, Claudia Emerson, Gregory Orr, Ellen Bryant Voigt, R. T. Smith, Forrest Gander, and Rita Dove, and the editors have dedicated equal focu...

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