The story of the dynamic, driven, and sometimes despised third wheel in the creation of America’s iconic theme park

A compelling case for the need to analyze children’s literature from a Marxist perspective

Essays that overthrow stereotypes and demonstrate the genre’s power and mystique

Interviews with the director of Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Poison, Velvet Goldmine, Safe, and Far from Heaven

The full story of one of Hollywood’s most accomplished character actresses

For the first time in English, the classic volume that developed a radical new understanding of free jazz and African American culture

Interviews with the author of Adultery and Other Choices, In the Bedroom, and The Last Worthless Evening

A biography of the Oscar-winning American actress

Readings of food in southern literature that reveal hunger and creativity and that go beyond deep-fried clichés

A detailed examination of the broad implications of Marxist revolution, politics, and the eventual invasion of the island nation

A survey of the full impact of the Populist movement across the South

The first scholarly analysis of the inspirational activist’s profound speeches

The first study solely dedicated to exploring the power of African American haiku

A spirited exploration of the blessings manifest in all wild places

Essays that reassess Faulkner’s life and career a half century after his death

Essays that explore how a system of patronage and sexism marginalized some remarkable visual artists

The story of brave women who met to build bridges between the races and end segregation

The most complete and detailed examination of a vanished tribe

The first study of Batman’s evil arch-nemesis in comics, on television, and in film

The only comprehensive collection of interviews with the elusive director of Eyes Wide Shut, A Clockwork Orange, and Dr. Strangelove

Interviews with the creator of comics such as It’s a Good Life, If You Don’t Weaken, Clyde Fans, and Wimbledon Green

The first close critical treatment of the album that shook jazz with its electric sound and rock-influenced style

Literary explorations into the radical, hopeful racial futures imagined by science fiction

The first examination of stand-up comedy through the lens of folklore

Profiles of superstar women athletes and the obstacles they face

Thirty years of interviews with one of the most important modern American writers, who is often praised for his unflinching use of language, rich metaphors, and tragically damaged characters

The classic text on American musical expression, updated with four new chapters

A study of the creative infusion of “African-ness” and social justice into African American art traditions

Interviews with the Oscar-winning director of The Hurt Locker and many other films

Interviews with the director of Spring Breakers, Mister Lonely, and Gummo

A full study of Buddy Bolden and Bunk Johnson confirming their roles in the real blues roots of New Orleans jazz

A critical examination of the "beautiful boy" love comics that enthralled fans in Japan and then worldwide

A collection that explores the role of current satire in shaping what it means to be black

The story of a tireless legal Samaritan and his warfare on the injustice of capital punishment

A rediscovered treasury of old-time fiddle music with over 300 musical annotations

Interviews with and beautiful photography of eleven great musicians and their inspiring city

A moving revelation of the many essential workers and their lives on the backside of thoroughbred racetracks

A masterful writer’s career-spanning selection of the best remembrances from the Big Easy

An account of the extraordinary twenty-three-state, 480-stop blitz that shaped Roosevelt and the West

An unforgettable and up-close portrait of the men and dogs who hunt coyotes