Go where no artist has ever gone before.Bizarre terrains, enchanted forests, futuristic metropolises, ornate palaces-these are the places where adventure dwells. In this fun and fiercely original book from celebrated fantasy artist Tom Kidd, you'll learn how to set the scene for epic tales of adventure. Discover where Kidd finds his best ideas, the methods behind his glorious color sense, and how he turns it all into exquisite skies, glittering cit...

A True Story of Ultimate Commitment, Undying Love, and Living a Life of Meaning, Passion and Purpose….Dr. Joan Kidd was a respected Physician, who was loved by her patients and respected by her peers. Her husband Tom came into her life in a serendipitous manner, they became soul mates, and they lived life to its fullest measure. But not many years into their idyllic relationship, the universe threw them a curve ball that they never saw coming.Joan would face the battle for ...

Renowned as a printer, scientist, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin also published more works on religious topics than any other eighteenth-century American layperson. Born to Boston Puritans, by his teenage years Franklin had abandoned the exclusive Christian faith of his family and embraced deism. But Franklin, as a man of faith, was far more complex than the “thorough deist” who emerges in his autobiography. As Thomas Kidd reveals, deist writers influenced Franklin's beliefs, to be sure, ...

In the post-9/11 world, it is not difficult to see how important religion remains in America and around the globe. An older generation of scholars expected that America and the rest of the Western world was headed inexorably toward secularization and the end of religion. America is undoubtedly secular in many ways, and our constitutional order requires a clear distinction between faith communities and government. Yet from the colonial era to the present, American men and women have been, a...

Businesses need to do more than sell to customers—they need to help them live their best lives. This superior experience is what customers expect and deserve from companies, and it's possible to deliver just that with the framework provided in The Customer Excellence Enterprise: A Playbook for Creating Customers for Life. An enlightening and pragmatic guide, The Customer Excellence Enterprise is for everyone who needs to elevate the customer experience to a fundamental re...

From an actor and director who got his start as a member of the Hollywood Brat Back, an emotionally poignant memoir, perfect for fans of Patti Smith's Just Kids and Rob Lowe's Stories I Only Tell My Friends. The inspiration for the Hulu documentary.Everyone knows Andrew McCarthy from his iconic movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less than Zero. Part of the legendary Brat Pack (including Rob L...

The New York Times bestseller: "That rare celebrity autobiography that's as entertaining as it is self-revealing, a genuinely fun read." ― The Dallas Morning NewsAfter almost sixty years as an actor, William Shatner has become one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. It was the original Star Trek series, and later its films, that made Shatner an internationally known figure, b...

A New York Times bestseller and a “charming tribute” (Kirkus) to Hollywood’s most beloved eraFilm and television star Robert Wagner has been delighting audiences for more than sixty years, and his many fans flocked to bookstores when he began to record his memories on the page. In his second New York Times bestseller, Wagner shares stories of Hollywood life behind the scenes from the 1930s through the 1950s. As poignant as it is revealing—and filled with ...

Biographical profile of EstéeLauder who combined charm, gall and a ferocious ambition to create one of the great empires in cosmetics and perfumes. Estéee was never able to shed her roots in Queens, NY, and perhaps this is what made her such a successful entrepreneur, one who mingled and rubbed elbows with heads of state, celebrities and royalty while making her way to star status and becoming a billionaire.She was as outrageous as she was brilliant, a marketing and sales genius who understoo...

A behind-the-scenes account of the making of the 1975 classic film Jaws , from the movie's co-screenwriter Carl Gottlieb."[An] artful, detailed, and very funny account of the making of this motion-picture phenomenon. It's not only entertaining and insightful, but it also truly enhances one's appreciation of remarkable filmmaker's achievement." —Rob ReinerWinner of three Oscars and the highest-gros...

I SPENT MY ENTIRE LIFE PLAYING NERDS. . .—Barry LivingstonA true Hollywood survivor, Barry Livingston is one of the few child stars who turned early success into a lifelong career. As "Ernie" on the 1960s sit-com My Three Sons—which also featured his real-life brother Stanley as "Chip"—Barry become instantly recognizable for his horn-rimmed glasses and goofy charm. Five decades later, after working on TV shows like Mad Men and Desperate Housew...

Walt Disney was one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century. He was an artist who created loveable characters who have become part of the planet's collective consciousness. He was a visionary leader who embraced innovation and built a vast entertainment empire that has delighted billions of people and thrives to this day. He was a philanthropist who founded one of the world's finest multi-disciplinary art schools. He was also a union-hating right-winger who met with Muss...