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Sean O'Reilly is a wee Irishman who loves just three things-sleeping, two Irish ngers of liquid refreshment, and telling tales about the adventures of Sean and 'Himself, ' an eight-inch-tall leprechaun with an infectious grin and amicable nature that hide his cunning and crafty side. After Sean captures 'Himself, ' he soon realizes he just needs one thing to make his life complete-the pot of gold the tiny leprechaun possesses.

Like Sean, 'Himself' loves to natter over times that were, are, and have yet to be, but of all the wee folk, 'Himself' is the most industrious as he toils making...

Sean O'Reilly is a wee Irishman who loves just three things-sleeping, two Irish ngers of liquid refreshment, and telling tales about the adventures of Sean and 'Himself, ' an eight-inch-tall leprechaun with an infectious grin and amicable nature that hide his cunning and crafty side. After Sean captures 'Himself, ' he soon realizes he just needs one thing to make his life complete-the pot of gold the tiny leprechaun possesses.

Like Sean, 'Himself' loves to natter over times that were, are, and have yet to be, but of all the wee folk, 'Himself' is the most industrious as he toils making...

The United States faces a growing crisis in care. The number of people needing care is growing while the ranks of traditional caregivers have shrunk. The status of care workers is a critical concern.

Evelyn Nakano Glenn offers an innovative interpretation of care labor in the United States by tracing the roots of inequity along two interconnected strands: unpaid caring within the family; and slavery, indenture, and other forms of coerced labor. By bringing both into the same analytic framework, she provides a convincing explanation of the devaluation of care work and the exclusion of...

"Radical Visions" discusses an important period in American film history: Films such as "Bonnie and Clyde," "The Graduate," "McCabe and Mrs. Miller," "Midnight Cowboy," "Nashville," and "Taxi Driver" challenged the narrative structure and style of the classical Hollywood paradigm, transformed its conventional genres, exploded traditional American myths, and foregrounded a consciousness of the cinematic process. Film students, scholars, and aficionados will gain insight into generic conventions and narrative style presented within the cultural attitudes of the time.

The book features a...