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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Beyond the Box xi 1. Revaluations of Virtues 1 2. Dramatic Projections 18 3. A Vicious Cycle at Sea 35 4. There’s Something about Mary 51 5. Bedroom Ballet in the Delta 64 6. Jungled Dreams 78 7. Getting the Guests 91 8. Lamebrains across Texas 103 9. Cadillacs Are for Closers 117 10. Making Oneself Big 132 11. Cancer and the Classroom 144 12. Stairway to Heaven 156 Conclusion: Revivals Versus Remakes 170 Notes 173 Works Cited 181 Index 191 ...