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Setting the Agenda
Wiley 2013; US$ 24.95Setting the Agenda describes the mass media’s significant and sometimes controversial role in determining which topics are at the centre of public attention and action. Although Walter Lippman captured the essence of the media’s powerful influence early in the last century with his phrase, “the world outside and the pictures... more...
The Best Loved Game
Faber and Faber 2013; US$ 14.57'It is now thirty-five years since Geoffrey Moorhouse wrote his cricket classic The Best Loved Game , which also seems unimaginable, but only because it feels like last week. Even so, in that time the game has changed, in many respects beyond recognition, which makes the book more valuable than ever - as an elegy for a lost world.' Matthew Engel,... more...
Tom Weir
Sandstone Press Ltd 2013; US$ 21.86From his early years Tom Weir MBE was set on making his way as an explorer, writer and photographer, a progress interrupted by World War Two but then leading to expeditions ranging from the Himalayas to Greenland. For over forty years his feature ?My Month? appeared in the Scots Magazine, reflecting his fascination with Scotland, its remote corners,... more...
Give Me a Break
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 12.99Working as a correspondent for 20/20 and Good Morning America , John Stossel confronted dozens of scam artists: from hacks who worked out of their basements to some of America's most powerful executives and leading politicians. His efforts shut down countless crooks -- both famous and obscure. Then he realized what the real problem was. In Give... more...
Literature, Journalism and the Avant-Garde
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95The author explores the role of journalism in Egypt in effecting and promoting the development of modern Arabic literature from its inception in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Remapping the literary scene in Egypt over recent decades, Kendall focuses on the independent, frequently dissident, journals that were the real hotbed of innovative... more...
The New New Journalism
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2007; US$ 15.95Forty years after Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, and Gay Talese launched the New Journalism movement, Robert S. Boynton sits down with nineteen practitioners of what he calls the New New Journalism to discuss their methods, writings and careers. The New New Journalists are first and foremost brilliant reporters who immerse themselves completely... more...
A Few Seconds of Panic
Penguin Group US 2008; US$ 16.00"An insightful and . . . amusing look at the inner workings of pro football" ( The New York Times ) from the bestselling author of Word Freak In Word Freak , Stefan Fatsis invaded the insular world of competitive Scrabble players, ultimately achieving an expert-level ranking. Now, in his new book, he infiltrates a strikingly different subculture-pro... more...
Understanding and Communicating Science
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 36.95This volume explores the evolution of science communication, addressing key issues and offering substance for future study. Harnessing the energies of junior scholars on the forefront of science communication, this work pushes the boundaries of research forward, allowing scholars to sample the multiple paradigms and agendas that will play a role in... more...
Living Out Loud
Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 13.95"A panopticon of life in this decade, sure to be valuable to future social historians She touches on life, love, home, family, work, men, women, children and issues large and small." CHICAGO TRIBUNE The voice is Anna Quindlen's. But we know the hopes, dreams, fears, and wonder expressed in all her columns, for most of us share them. With her NEW YORK... more...
A History of Sports Highlights
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2010; US$ 45.00This book traces the development and popularity of the sportscast highlight--the dominant news frame in the crowded medium of electronic sports journalism--as the primary means of communicating about sports and athletes. It delves into the intricate relationships between media producers, sports leagues and organizations, and audiences, and explains... more...









