The Philosophy of David Lynch

From his cult classic television series Twin Peaks to his most recent film Inland Empire (2006), David Lynch is best known for his unorthodox narrative style. An award-winning director, producer, and writer, Lynch distorts and disrupts traditional storylines and offers viewers a surreal, often nightmarish perspective. His unique approach to filmmaking has made his work familiar to critics and audiences worldwide, and he earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director for The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), and Mulholland Drive (2001).

Performing the Past: Memory, History, and Identity in Modern Europe

Throughout Europe, narratives about the past circulate at a dizzying speed, and producing and selling these narratives is big business. In museums, in cinema and opera houses, in schools, and even on the Internet, Europeans are using the power of performance to craft stories that ultimately define the ways their audiences understand and remember history.   

The book shows how one of the most popular comic-book franchises speaks not only to generations of pop culture audiences, but to the very heart of the human condition.

In Presenting to Win: Persuading Your Audience Every Time, the world's #1 presentation consultant shows how to connect with even the toughest, most high-level audiences — and move them to action.

After meeting--and outshooting--a marksman named Frank Butler, Phoebe Ann Moses married him, and changed her name to Annie Oakley. Together they entertained audiences around the world.

Reading level: Ages 9-12