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"Learn about how the President is elected, what the Presidential duties are, and who runs the nation if the President gets sick"--Provided by publisher.
The award-winning television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988-1999) has been described as "the smartest, funniest show in America," and forever changed the way we watch movies. The series featured a human host and a pair of robotic puppets who, while being subjected to some of the worst films ever made, provided ongoing hilarious and insightful commentary in a style popularly known as "riffing." These essays represent the first full-length scholarly analysis of Mystery Science Theater 3000--MST3K--which blossomed from humble beginnings as a Minnesota public-access television show into a cultural phenomenon on two major cable networks. The book includes interviews with series creator Joel Hodgson and cast members Kevin Murphy and Trace Beaulieu.
Voter perceptions of the personal traits of presidential candidates are widely regarded to be important influences on the vote. Media pundits frequently explain the outcome of presidential elections in terms of the personal appeal of the candidates. Despite the emphasis on presidential character traits in the media, the scholarly investigation in this area is limited. In this book, David Holian and Charles Prysby set out to examine the effect that trait perceptions have on the vote, how these perceptions are shaped by other attitudes and evaluations, and what types of voters are most likely to cast a ballot on the basis of the character traits of the presidential candidates. Using the Americ...
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This monograph is a companion piece to the 2017 exhibition, Michael Nelson, Recent Drawings. This book features over 60 drawings by the New York native. Born in Brooklyn (1969) Nelson lived and worked threw defining times in New York City which shaped his personal perspective and aesthetic. However it was a recent move to the suburbs in Long Island and a long daily commute back to the city that facilitated the work featured in this book. Created entirely while in transit, these drawings illustrate a searching, evolving central figure finding his way threw imagined landscapes. These emotional and highly personal drawings were created in the early morning in a small 5x8" sketch book. The nervo...
In fourteen essays, supplemented by relevant sections of and amendments to the Constitution and five Federalist essays by Hamilton--provides the reader with the essential historical and political analyses of who and what shaped the presidency.