Written by the leading authorities on the first-year seminar and grounded in research, Your College Experience offers students practical help in making the transition to college and getting the most out of their time there. Speaking with evident respect for students at all kinds of institutions, with all kinds of learning styles, and with all kinds of backgrounds, the authors ask them to consider their own goals, and their purposes for being in college....

A group of teens on the Hollywood streets use their talents as graffiti artists to gain worldwide notoriety and ultimate success.

1952: Ella Fitzgerald is a renowned jazz singer whose only roadblock to longevity is society's attitude toward women and race. Marilyn Monroe's star is rising despite ongoing battles with movie studio bigwigs and boyfriends. When she needs help with her singing, she wants only the best, and the best is the brilliant Ella Fitzgerald. But Ella isn't a singing teacher and declines, then the two women meet, and to everyone's surprise but their own, they...

"Everyone with a sense of fair play is horrified by stories of racially inspired abuse. As bad as such incidents can be, however, what is most damaging to the well-being of blacks is the constant media assertions that blacks are inexorably inferior. It can be difficult for people to feel motivated to achieve when they lack the confidence to believe in their own abilities. Bostons Banner Years: 1965-2015 seeks to refute the negative implications of...

In the early 1980s, He-Man arrived on the scene and hit the world with a punch as powerful as the character himself. He-Man's surprising popularity spawned a multi-billion-dollar empire that included toys, comic books, cartoons, live-action movies, and a literal sister spinoff show, and continues to appeal to a ravenous fanbase today. Watch as artists, creators, and collaborators dig deep, tell tales, and share the surprising developments of an unlikely,...

"Brian Buffini, an Irish immigrant who went from rags to riches, shares his strategies for anyone who wants to achieve the American dream. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Brian Buffini immigrated to San Diego, California at the age of nineteen with only ninety-two dollars in his pocket. Since then, he has become a classic American rags-to-riches story. After discovering real estate, he quickly became one of the nation's top real estate moguls...