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The Hunger Games and Philosophyby George A. Dunn; Nicolas Michaud; William Irwin
John Wiley & Sons 2012; US$ 17.95A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, just in time for the release of The Hunger Games movie Katniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on fire," but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. The post-apocalyptic world of Panem's twelve districts is a divided society on the brink of war and struggling to survive, while the Capitol lives in the lap of luxury and pure contentment. At every turn in the Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and their many allies wrestle with harrowing choices and ethical dilemmas that push them to the brink. Is it okay for Katniss to break the law to ensure her family's survival? Do ordinary moral rules apply in the Arena?... more...
The Public Sphereby Alan McKee
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 27.00In this book Alan McKee provides an introduction to the concept of the public sphere, the history of the term and the philosophical arguments about its function. more...
Everything Bad is Good for Youby Steven Johnson
Penguin Group Inc. 2006; US$ 12.99Forget everything you've read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification culture. In this provocative, intelligent, and convincing endorsement of today's mass entertainment, national bestselling author Steven Johnson argues that the pop culture we soak in every day-from The Lord of the Rings to Grand Theft Auto to The Simpsons -has been growing more and more sophisticated and, far from rotting our brains, is actually posing new cognitive challenges that are making our minds measurably sharper. You will never regard the glow of the video game or television screen the same way again. more...
Advertising Culturesby S Nixon
Sage Publications Ltd. 2003; US$ 52.00The economic and cultural role of the `creative industries' has gained a new prominence and centrality in recent years. This new salience is explored here through the most emblematic creative industry: advertising. Advertising Cultures also marks a significant contribution to the study of gender and of commercial cultures through its detailing of the way gender is written into the creative cultures of advertising and into the subjective identities of its key practitioners. more...
Advertising and New Mediaby Christina Spurgeon
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 32.95Clear and comprehensive, this book explores the evolving relationship between new media, advertising and new media consumers. Tracing the shift from mass media to my media, examples are taken from across the globe. more...
The Indian Media Businessby Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
SAGE India 2010; US$ 39.95The third edition of Khandekars book moves away from the first two in many ways. It has two new chapterson events and out-of-home mediasegments not covered by any business book so far. It has case studies on a host of companies and issuesfrom The Times Group to the future of newspapers to why the Indian animation business cant take off. The biggest difference however is that it tackles, for the first time, textural issues within various industry segments. There is a portion on ethics and falling standards in Indian media and on private treaties. It tells you why TV broadcasting is going to be trouble for some years to come, why the film industry is destined for bigger things and why telecom operators will have... more...
Environmental Risks and the Mediaby Barbara Adam; Cynthia Carter; Stuart Allan; Ulrich Beck
Routledge 1999; US$ 44.95Considers the tension between entertainment and information in media coverage of environmental issues. more...
Tabloid Televisionby John Langer
Routledge 1997; US$ 45.95This book provides an eclectic and intriguing look at one of the most maligned areas of television news; John Langer offers some interesting speculation about where television news may be heading. more...
Living Room Warsby Ien Ang
Routledge 1995; US$ 39.95This brings together Ien Ang's recent writings on television audiences and, in response to recent criticisms of cultural studies, argues that it is possible to study audience pleasures and popular television in a way that is not naively populist. more...
Introduction to Communication Studiesby John Fiske
Routledge 1990; US$ 35.95Fiske's essential text aims to equip the reader with a range of methods of analysing examples of communication in our society, together with a critical awareness of the theories underpinning them. more...









