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This gratifying study of a phenomenon that has imprinted itself upon the folklore of big--city life, is a joyful book focusing upon the street performers in Washington Square Park in New York City.

While documenting the complex expressions of street performance in a specific outdoor environment over a period of four years, Drawing a Circle in a Square gives a broad examination to the relationship between outdoor performance and urban culture.

In this book we learn that most American cities prohibit street performance, charging such entertainers with vagrancy or...

A history of the first 50 years of the National Cutting Horse Association Futurity.

In this ground-breaking book, author Sally Harrison follows Matlock Rose along the path that made him a legend among performance horse trainers. She sheds light on the work ethic that was the "secret" of his success. Although Rose's forbidding presence was enough to crack some competitors, Harrison reveals the humor, generosity and unshakable loyalty of a man who stands as a symbol of the true American horseman.

The legendary James Kenney recalls some of his greatest adventures as a teen-age cowboy on the Southwestern ranches of the 1930s.

In contrast to the overabundance of writings about martial arts that are often promotional and misinformative, there are rare works by scholars that are praiseworthy for their sincere, unbiased approach to writing. This is the very definition of "scholarly." This two-volume anthology brings together the best scholarly works published in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts on the topic of teaching and learning Japanese martial arts. In this volume, you'll find ten chapters that dive deep into Japanese martial traditions, combining aspects of history and culture that explain how teaching methods...

Harrison and Prentice aim to provide a source of reference and reflection for those who are concerned with the planning of hospitals themselves or who are concerned with the health care delivery system as a whole. The authors set out a detailed framework for analyzing hospital services in relation to other providers, based on clinical quality, costs of provision, and access. The book also contains a series of recommendations for action.