Television - History & Criticism
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True Story: What Reality TV Says about Us
$20.00 Add to cartNamed a Best Nonfiction Book of 2022 by Esquire
A sociological study of reality TV that explores its rise as a culture-dominating medium–and what the genre reveals about our attitudes toward race, gen- Author: Lindemann, Danielle J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1250862949
- Language: English
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Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-Ish and Beyond
$35.00 Add to cartWith iconic imagery and engrossing text, Black TV is the first book of its kind to celebrate the groundbreaking, influential, and often under-appreciated shows centered on Black people and their exper… [more below]
- Author: Butler, Bethonie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 076248151X
- Language: English
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The Columbo Phile: A Casebook
$29.95 Add to cartWhen Columbo hit the airwaves in 1971, in quickly became the hottest TV detective series of the decade. Series creators Richard Levinson and William Link received an Emmy Award for their work; Peter F
- Author: Dawidziak, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 410
- Publish Date: 1-Nov-19
- ISBN10: 1948986124
- Language: English
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Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson’s Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television
$28.00 Read moreThe untold stories of seven revolutionary teen shows (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My So-Called Life, Dawson’s Creek, Freaks and Geeks, The O.C., Friday Night Lights, and Glee) that shaped the course … [more below]
- Author: Glassman, Thea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0762480769
- Language: English
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Charlie Brown’s Christmas Miracle: The Inspiring, Untold Story of the Making of a Holiday Classic
$29.00 Read moreDiscover the inspiring, unknown, against-all-odds story of how the classic animated holiday special A Charlie Brown Christmas almost never made it on to television.
Professor and cultural historian M- Author: Keane, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1546004904
- Language: English
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Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History
$28.99 Read more“A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life before streaming TV.” —Town & Country
Welcome to the O.C., b*tch: it’s the defin
- Author: Schwartz, Josh
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0063342790
- Language: English
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Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of the Sopranos
$22.99 Add to cartINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“I will be reading and rereading Woke Up This Morning….These rollicking gabfests… bring together nearly everyone, on screen and off, who made the series a creative
- Author: Imperioli, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 0063090015
- Language: English
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Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of the Sopranos
$30.00 Read moreINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“I will be reading and rereading Woke Up This Morning….These rollicking gabfests… bring together nearly everyone, on screen and off, who made the series a creative
- Author: Imperioli, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0063090023
- Language: English
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Behind the Screens: Illustrated Floor Plans and Scenes from the Best TV Shows of All Time
$24.95 Read moreHand-drawn floor plans and richly imagined architectural illustrations tell the story of television’s most memorable on-screen sets and scenes.
Come explore where Lucy and Ethel baked a monstrous loaf- Author: Lizarralde, I?aki Aliste
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 179721943X
- Language: English
