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More than a Game
University of Alabama Press 2011; US$ 17.95The best work of one of Alabama's longest-serving and most beloved sports journalists. Although he spent 43 years at the same job, Alf Van Hoose was not a man limited by the boundaries of his profession. As Birmingham News sports editor for 21 years and a columnist for a decade before that, Van Hoose helped define a city, a state, and a region... more...
A Point of View
Pan Macmillan 2011; US$ 8.95The BBC Radio 4 series, A Point of View, has been on the air since 2007. Over the years, it?s had a variety of presenters ? including the national treasure that is Clive James ? talking for ten minutes about anything and everything that has captured their imagination, piqued their interest, raised their blood pressure or just downright incensed them... more...
It's All News to Me
Simon & Schuster UK 2012; US$ 29.14Jeremy Vine is one of the most successful broadcasters of recent years and in 2012 clocks up a quarter of a century at the BBC. In It's All News to Me, he takes a look back over his career from the very first day when he arrived at broadcasting house, (by coincidence an inauspicious news day - the fateful Black Monday of 1987.) Jeremy explains his... more...
Using iPhone (covers iOS5 on iPhone 4 or 4s)
Pearson Education 2012; US$ 19.99The Using series is not just a book, it is highly integrated with online video, podcasts, and additional bonus content that enables our authors to provide modern, best of class instruction to the beginning audience. Using books are designed to offer a solid and accessible introduction-both tutorial and reference-to a topic. The Using series is... more...
Brady, Brady, Brady
Running Press 2010; US$ 24.95The Brady Bunch is one of the most beloved series to ever grace American television screens. Whether you?ve been a devoted fan since its inception in the late 1960s, or are a more recent Brady buff thanks to its steady airing in syndication, there is an undeniable shared delight that comes from the simple-natured, humor-filled world of that picture-perfect... more...
The Real Mad Men
Quercus 2012; US$ 21.99In New York City in the late 1950s and the 1960s - the era and location of TV's Mad Men - advertising went through a revolution. In a booming market, a punchy and proud new workforce of younger, multi-ethnic writers and art directors gorged themselves on a vibrant and artistic social scene. In many ways they were similar to Don Draper, Roger Sterling... more...
Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet
The University Press of Kentucky 2012; US$ 40.00Regarded by many filmmakers and critics as one of the greatest directors in cinema history, Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889--1968) achieved worldwide acclaim after the debut of his masterpiece, The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), which was named the most influential film of all time at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. In 1955 Dreyer granted... more...
The Piano Player in the Brothel
Overlook 2011; US$ 11.99The book's title refers to the classic joke in which a father tells his son that anything is better than being a journalist, including being a piano player in the brothel. The Piano Player in the Brothel is a reflection on the practice of journalism and the responsibility it entails in the interpretation of an ever-changing and increasingly complex... more...
Why We Love Sociopaths
John Hunt Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99Sociopaths are pervasive in contemporary television, from high-brow drama all the way down to cartoons -- and of course the news as well. From the scheming Eric Cartman of South Park to the seductive imposter Don Draper of Mad Men , cold and ruthless characters captivate us, making us wish that we could be so effective and successful. Yet... more...
The Magnificent Medills
HarperCollins 2011; Not AvailableThe riveting story of the country?s first media dynasty, the Medills of Chicago, whose power and influence shaped the story of America and American journalism for four generations When thirty-two-year-old former lawyer Joseph Medill bought a controlling stake in the bankrupt Chicago Daily Tribune in 1855, he had no way of foreseeing the unparalleled... more...









