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"A Nation of a Hundred Million Idiots"?
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 39.95This book offers a history of Japanese television audiences and the popular media culture that television helped to spawn. In a comparatively short period, the television industry helped to reconstruct not only postwar Japanese popular culture, but also the Japanese social and political landscape. During the early years of television, Japanese of all... more...
'Dear BBC'
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 37.00Drawing on the diverse views of over 1,300 children in the UK between the ages of 6 and 12, 'Dear BBC' discusses key controversies in the public sphere about children's relationship with the media, especially television drama. This engaging and accessible book will appeal to a broad audience. more...
101 Amazing Kim Kardashian Facts
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 2.99Are you the worlds biggest Kim Kardashian Fan? Do you know everything there is to know about today's greatest style icon and reality TV star? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite celebrity do you know all of them?Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged facts... more...
101 Ways to Torture Your Husband
F+W Media 2010; US$ 9.95He forgot your birthday. He always leaves his socks on the floor. He's glued to the tube all weekend for every game. Let's face it: Even the best of husbands are a real pain in the ass sometimes. And when all the "talks," counseling sessions and self-help books fail, there's only one viable recourse: torture. In this hilarious collection of clever... more...
1950s "Rocketman" TV Series and Their Fans
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 90.00The fourteen essays featured here focus on series such as Space Patrol , Tom Corbett , and Captain Z-Ro , exploring their roles in the day-to-day lives of their fans through topics such as mentoring, promotion of the real-world space program, merchandising, gender issues, and ranger clubs - all the while promoting the fledgling medium of television.... more...
50 Years of Television in Australia
Hardie Grant Books 2006; US$ 29.95An exploration of TV year-by-year from 1956, reporting in time-capsule mode on celebrities and shows as they happened, from Happy Hammond and Skippy to the live telecast of the terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Centre. more...
The 7.56 Report
The Text Publishing Company 2011; US$ 23.95The inimitable John Clarke is back with another hilarious collection of the highs and lows in Australian politics. Here are the interviews with Australia's leading citizens, drawn from John Clarke and Bryan Dawe's weekly broadcasts on ABC TV's 7.30 Report, from 2003 to 2006. more...
The A to Z of African-American Television
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 33.99From Amos 'n' Andy to The Jeffersons to Family Matters, this work covers it all. There are entries on all different genres and performers. Additionally, information can be found on general issues, ranging from African American audiences and stereotypes through the related networks and organizations. This book has hundreds of entries, from A to Z, in... more...
The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 33.99The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known 'soaps,' among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks,... more...
The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 33.99The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television provides essential facts and information concerning the Australian radio and television industry. This is accomplished through the use of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on directors, producers, writers, actors, television and radio... more...









