Long before Judy Garland sang Over the Rainbow, the denizens of Oz had already captivated the American reading public. The quintessential American fairy tale, L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has had a singular influence on our culture since it first appeared in 1900. Yet, as Michael Riley shows, Baum's achievement went far beyond this one book, or even the 13 others he wrote about that magic kingdom.

After release from a 12-year cult experience, Makena embarks on an adventure to discover what it means to live life by direct reliance on Source, exclusive of a fear-based religious belief system. Her cult experience was restrictive and stripped her and her family of freedom of choice. Eventually, the cult doctrine nearly led to sacrifice of home and property. On attempting to escape the cult entrapment in 1990, she appealed to God to give her encouragement. She received a three-fold promise from two identical scripture passages that essentially described a release from imprisonment, a time of abundance, and lifetime financial security. The Beyond Oz experience covers a span of 26 years that ultimately delivers all three promises—the last of which appeared impossible when she experienced a devastating loss at age 60. She was also inspired to “close the book,” indicating the Bible and some of the more oppressive messages. She was divinely encouraged to follow her inner guidance, her higher self, Source. She transparently narrates the ups and downs, the highs and the lows, but all with the underlying lessons she brought forward from her cult experience—to release fear, ask Source, gain knowledge, take personal responsibility and above all to love self and fellowman.

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Some film and novel revisions go so far beyond adaptation that they demand a new designation. This critical collection explores movies, plays, essays, comics and video games that supersede adaptation to radically transform their original sources. Fifteen essays investigate a variety of texts that rework everything from literary classics to popular children's books, demonstrating how these new, stand-alone creations critically engage their sources and contexts. Particular attention is paid to parody, intertextuality, and fairy-tale transformations in the examination of these works, which occupy a unique narrative and creative space.

Places backstage workers in the spotlight to acknowledge their essential roles in creating Broadway magic

One of the most beloved film musicals of all time, The Wizard of Oz represents an enduring family favorite and cultural classic. Yet there is much more to the story than meets the eye, and the MGM movie is just one of many ways in which it has been represented. In this lively and wide-ranging book, editors Danielle Birkett and Dominic McHugh bring together insights from eleven experts into the varied musical forms this great American myth has taken in the past century. Starting with the early adaptations of L. Frank Baum's story, the book also explores the writing, composition and reception of the MGM film, its importance in queer culture, stage adaptations of the movie, cult classic The Wiz, Stephen Schwartz's Broadway blockbuster Wicked, and the cultural afterlife of the iconic Arlen-Harburg songs. What emerges is a vivid overview of how music - on stage and screen - has been an essential part of the story's journey to become a centerpiece of American culture.

This essay sheds light on how the Oz franchise became a global phenomenon, explicates how the Oz franchise changed people’s lives, demystifies the future outlook of the Oz franchise, and expounds upon how to earn revenue as a producer of content about Oz video games. The Oz franchise became a global phenomenon during its genesis in the 1900s. The Oz franchise became a global phenomenon for a multitude of reasons. The first Oz book that was released in Oz franchise, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, was released on May 17th of 1900 and was immensely popular among fans of fantasy genre. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is a novel that is the first book in an extensive book series of Oz books. The popularity of the Oz franchise further amplified in the subsequently years after “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book was release in the market on May 17th of 1900. “In January 1901, the George M. Hill Company completed printing the first edition of the ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ book, a total of 10,000 copies, which quickly sold out”. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book which “was often reprinted under the title ‘The Wizard of Oz’ ”, would eventually amass an enormous sales volume of over 3,000,000 copies by the time 1956 elapsed. As of December of 2023, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book is deemed to be the highest-selling Oz book. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book is a beloved fantasy genre novel among fervent readers. The financial success of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book culminated in a musical extravaganza based on “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book being produced in 1902 which was called “The Wizard of Oz”. “The show premiered at the Chicago Grand Opera House on June 16th of 1902 and then went on tour throughout the upper Midwest before moving to the Majestic Theatre on Broadway” in New York City “on January 21st of 1903, where it ran for 293 performances through October 3rd of 1903”. In March of 1904, “The Wizard of Oz” musical extravaganza was “billed as ‘Edition De Luxe’ that included many new musical numbers”. “The Wizard of Oz” musical extravaganza would continue to be performed for years on end from 1902-1909 even though the venue of the show was not always performed at “the Majestic Theatre on Broadway” in New York City nor at “the Chicago Grand Opera House” for the entirety of the tenure of the show. The financial success of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book also culminated in a movie adaption of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” being produced. The movie adaption of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book was called “The Wizard of Oz” which was released in movie theaters on August 10th of 1939. “The Wizard of Oz” movie had grossed over $29,700,000 in revenue worldwide and had a multitude of limited theatrical releases post the 1930s elapsing. The financial success of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book would also result in thirteen additional Oz books being produced that “served as official sequels to the first story” in the Oz book series. Amid the 1920s, the Oz book series would further significantly expand with the additional of more books in the Oz series which rendered it a book series that was no longer limited to solely being comprised of the fourteen original Oz books. The Oz book series continued to significantly expand post the 1920s elapsing with the additional of more books in the Oz series. As of December of 2023, it is estimated that the Oz book series is comprised of 40 books. As of December of 2023, there are however over 50 books that are subsumed under the Oz franchise “even though some books feature an alternate version of Oz” as their setting. The Oz franchise became a global phenomenon due to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book having the marketing prowess and distribution prowess of a major book publisher. “The George M. Hill Company” was the book publisher of the “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book which was released in the market on May 17th of 1900. Even though “the George M. Hill Company” became defunct in 1902, the Oz franchise was able to continue to rapidly expand in the 20th century post “the George M. Hill Company” becoming defunct. The Oz franchise managed to significantly expand in the 21st Century in spite of it being over hundred by the time the year 2000 elapsed.

this textbook thoroughly explains the principles of macroeconomics. It provides insights into the important macroeconomic issues, such as determination of output, employment, interest rates and inflation. This textbook discusses Classical and Keynesian theories of macroeconomics as well as aptly incorporates Post-Keynesian developments in various aspects of macroeconomics. Further it discusses, at appropriate places, the relevance and applicability of various macroeconomic theories for the developing countries. This textbook also explains and critically evaluates the post-Keynesian theories of consumption function namely, Kuznet’s consumption function, Modigliani’s life cycle hypothesis and much more.

Contains guidelines for using the new food labels; facts about the terms "fat free," "reduced calorie," and "light"; a daily value converter; and fat, cholesterol and other nutrition facts for more than 10,000 fresh, packaged, processed, brand-name and fast foods.