Entertainment studies are an important emerging subject in tourism, and this introductory textbook provides a detailed overview of the entertainment industry discipline in order to prepare students for roles such as promoters, festival managers and technical support workers. Covering key aspects of entertainment by profiling individual sectors, each chapter is written by an expert working in the field and covers the history and background, products and segmentation, contemporary issues, micro and macro business, environmental influences, detailed case studies and future directions of that sector. It will be an essential text for undergraduate students in entertainment management, events management and related tourism subjects.

On February 2nd of this year, Sam LaCara, an elementary school principle, was murdered. In honor of Sam, and as a way to give his wife and daughters something happy to read this Christmas, a few friends and family members put together a book of Christmas stories. We are selling the book both in paperback and as an e-book, with all proceeds going to the girls' college funds. Please consider purchasing a copy and help us give a special Christmas gift to a wonderful family in need of some extra holiday cheer.

Freelance writer, Annie J. Cameron, is working undercover on an Internet dating site researching her latest assignment for Metropolitan Woman Magazine. Single mom and recent empty nester, Annie secretly hopes to find her own Prince Charming, but instead finds herself face to face with the best and the worst of her past. "Every butterfly needs a rock to land on." Sara Stephens Henderson has been in the education field for over thirty years as an elementary teacher and is currently an elementary principal. She is the author of the Howie books; an I Can Read series, published by Zonderkidz. Sara has authored articles featured in Focus on the Family magazine and has several short stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul books. In addition she has hosted short inspirational segments on a local radio station. Hook, Lies, and eDates is Sara's first novel for women.