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Cinema Speculation

by Quentin Tarantino ...

Instant New York Times bestsellerThe long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino.In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously ... Read more

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Instant New York Times bestsellerThe long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino.In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously
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What Doesn't Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder to Relate To

A Memoir

by Mary Lucia ...

An iconic rock DJ of the Twin Cities tells her harrowing story of being stalked while living her very public lifeWhat’s it like to be in the public spotlight when it just might get you killed? For Mary Lucia, becoming a wildly popular rock DJ meant connecting with a multitude of fans through a shared love of music and deep cuts. But for one listener, that connection became a dangerous obsession, ... Read more

$16.99 USD

An iconic rock DJ of the Twin Cities tells her harrowing story of being stalked while living her very public lifeWhat’s it like to be in the public spotlight when it just might get you killed? For Mary Lucia, becoming a wildly popular rock DJ meant connecting with a multitude of fans through a shared love of music and deep cuts. But for one listener, that connection became a dangerous obsession,
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Old-Time Radio Listener's Guide to X Minus One

by Brian Schell ...

Countdown for blastoff... X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one... Fire!X Minus One was an NBC-created show that ran weekly from 1956 to 1958 and had an attempted but failed comeback in 1973. It was a science-fiction anthology series; each week was a completely different story, with no recurring characters or cast. Most of the stories came from the pages of "Galaxy Science Fiction" and ... Read more

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Countdown for blastoff... X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one... Fire!X Minus One was an NBC-created show that ran weekly from 1956 to 1958 and had an attempted but failed comeback in 1973. It was a science-fiction anthology series; each week was a completely different story, with no recurring characters or cast. Most of the stories came from the pages of "Galaxy Science Fiction" and
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Howard Stern Comes Again

by Howard Stern ...

Over his unrivaled four-decade career in radio, Howard Stern has interviewed thousands of personalities—discussing sex, relationships, money, fame, spirituality, and success with the boldest of bold-faced names. But which interviews are his favorites? It’s one of the questions he gets asked most frequently. Howard Stern Comes Again delivers his answer.Rock stars and rap gods. Comedy legends and A ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Over his unrivaled four-decade career in radio, Howard Stern has interviewed thousands of personalities—discussing sex, relationships, money, fame, spirituality, and success with the boldest of bold-faced names. But which interviews are his favorites? It’s one of the questions he gets asked most frequently. Howard Stern Comes Again delivers his answer.Rock stars and rap gods. Comedy legends and A
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The Best Strangers in the World

Stories from a Life Spent Listening

by Ari Shapiro ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“The Best Strangers in the World is a witty, poignant book that captures Ari Shapiro’s love for the unusual, his pursuit of the unexpected, and his delight at connection against the odds.”—Ronan Farrow, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and New York Times-bestselling author of Catch and Kill and War on PeaceFrom the beloved host of NPR's All ... ... Read more

$8.49 USD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“The Best Strangers in the World is a witty, poignant book that captures Ari Shapiro’s love for the unusual, his pursuit of the unexpected, and his delight at connection against the odds.”—Ronan Farrow, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and New York Times-bestselling author of Catch and Kill and War on PeaceFrom the beloved host of NPR's All ...
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Black Privilege

Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It

by Charlamagne Tha God ...

Charlamagne Tha God—the self-proclaimed “Prince of Pissing People Off,” cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, and “media god” (Forbes)—shares his eight principles for unlocking your God-given privilege in this New York Times bestseller.In Black Privilege, Charlamagne presents his often controversial and always brutally honest insights on how living an authentic life is the quickest path to ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Charlamagne Tha God—the self-proclaimed “Prince of Pissing People Off,” cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, and “media god” (Forbes)—shares his eight principles for unlocking your God-given privilege in this New York Times bestseller.In Black Privilege, Charlamagne presents his often controversial and always brutally honest insights on how living an authentic life is the quickest path to
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Hello, Everybody!

The Dawn of American Radio

by Anthony Rudel ...

"A lively overview" of this pre-internet mass-communication tool and "the entrepreneurs and evangelists, hucksters and opportunists" who flocked to it ( Publishers Weekly).Long before the Internet, another young technology was transforming the way we connect with the world. At the dawn of the twentieth century, radio grew from an obscure hobby into a mass medium with the power to reach millions of ... Read more

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"A lively overview" of this pre-internet mass-communication tool and "the entrepreneurs and evangelists, hucksters and opportunists" who flocked to it ( Publishers Weekly).Long before the Internet, another young technology was transforming the way we connect with the world. At the dawn of the twentieth century, radio grew from an obscure hobby into a mass medium with the power to reach millions of
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Agatha Christie’s Poirot

The Greatest Detective in the World

by Mark Aldridge, Agatha Christie ...

From the very first book publication in 1920 to the recent film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective.This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio ... Read more

$12.99 USD

From the very first book publication in 1920 to the recent film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective.This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio
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All I Did Was Ask

Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists

by Terry Gross ...

A fascinating collection of revealing and entertaining interviews by the award-winning host of National Public Radio's premier interview program Fresh Air.Over the last twenty years, Terry Gross has interviewed many of our most celebrated writers, actors, musicians, comics, and visual artists. Her show, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, a weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues produced by WHYY ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A fascinating collection of revealing and entertaining interviews by the award-winning host of National Public Radio's premier interview program Fresh Air.Over the last twenty years, Terry Gross has interviewed many of our most celebrated writers, actors, musicians, comics, and visual artists. Her show, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, a weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues produced by WHYY
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And They All Sang

Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey

by Studs Terkel, Marlan Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Leonard Bernstein, Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Guthrie, Mahalia Jackson, Janis Joplin, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Ravi Shankar ...

The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian talks with some of twentieth century's most iconic musicians—"Riveting . . . Just about every interview has a revelation" ( San Francisco Chronicle).Through the second half of the twentieth century, Studs Terkel hosted the legendary radio show "The Wax Museum," presenting Chicago's music fans with his inimitable take on music of all kinds, from classical, opera ... Read more

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The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian talks with some of twentieth century's most iconic musicians—"Riveting . . . Just about every interview has a revelation" ( San Francisco Chronicle).Through the second half of the twentieth century, Studs Terkel hosted the legendary radio show "The Wax Museum," presenting Chicago's music fans with his inimitable take on music of all kinds, from classical, opera
... Read more
"This Is Berlin"

Radio Broadcasts from Nazi Germany

by William L. Shirer ...

The legendary CBS news journalist's selection of iconic World War II radio broadcasts from countries throughout Europe.William L. Shirer was the first journalist hired by CBS to cover World War II in Europe, where he continued to work for over a decade as a news broadcaster. This book compiles two and a half years' worth of wartime broadcasts from Shirer's time on the ground during WWII. He was ... Read more

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The legendary CBS news journalist's selection of iconic World War II radio broadcasts from countries throughout Europe.William L. Shirer was the first journalist hired by CBS to cover World War II in Europe, where he continued to work for over a decade as a news broadcaster. This book compiles two and a half years' worth of wartime broadcasts from Shirer's time on the ground during WWII. He was
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King of the Night

The Life of Johnny Carson

by Laurence Leamer ...

$7.49 USD
Out on the Wire

The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio

by Jessica Abel ...

**A Library Journal Best Book of 2015Go behind the scenes of seven of today’s most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative.**Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab, Planet Money, Snap Judgment, Serial, Invisibilia and other narrative radio shows. Using persona... ... Read more

$14.99 USD

**A Library Journal Best Book of 2015Go behind the scenes of seven of today’s most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative.**Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab, Planet Money, Snap Judgment, Serial, Invisibilia and other narrative radio shows. Using persona...
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Where Do I Begin?

Stories (I Sort of Remember) from a Life Lived Out Loud

by Elvis Duran ...

In this New York Times bestseller, host of one of the nation’s top morning shows Elvis Duran shares his wildest stories and hardest-learned lessons with his trademark honesty and “bighearted, deliciously warm” (Barbara Corcoran, star of ABC’s Shark Tank) humor.Elvis Duran’s nationally syndicated radio program, Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, is America’s most-listened-to Top 40 morning show and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

In this New York Times bestseller, host of one of the nation’s top morning shows Elvis Duran shares his wildest stories and hardest-learned lessons with his trademark honesty and “bighearted, deliciously warm” (Barbara Corcoran, star of ABC’s Shark Tank) humor.Elvis Duran’s nationally syndicated radio program, Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, is America’s most-listened-to Top 40 morning show and
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FM

The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio

by Richard Neer ...

"It was all so honest, before the end of our collective innocence. Top Forty jocks screamed and yelled and sounded mightier than God on millions of transistor radios. But on FM radio it was all spun out for only you. On a golden web by a master weaver driven by fifty thousand magical watts of crystal clear power . . . before the days of trashy, hedonistic dumbspeak and disposable three-minute ... Read more

$11.99 USD

"It was all so honest, before the end of our collective innocence. Top Forty jocks screamed and yelled and sounded mightier than God on millions of transistor radios. But on FM radio it was all spun out for only you. On a golden web by a master weaver driven by fifty thousand magical watts of crystal clear power . . . before the days of trashy, hedonistic dumbspeak and disposable three-minute
... Read more
Falling Backwards: A Memoir

A Memoir

by Jann Arden ...

Jann Arden is funny. And sincere. She has legions of devoted fans. And a radio show. She is a darling of the music scene - always candid, always unplugged. You thought you knew Jann Arden, but there is more - to her readers' delight, in Falling Backwards Jann reveals her childhood, her bond with family, her struggle in the formative years and what keeps her so grounded in the whirlwind ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Jann Arden is funny. And sincere. She has legions of devoted fans. And a radio show. She is a darling of the music scene - always candid, always unplugged. You thought you knew Jann Arden, but there is more - to her readers' delight, in Falling Backwards Jann reveals her childhood, her bond with family, her struggle in the formative years and what keeps her so grounded in the whirlwind
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This Is NPR

The First Forty Years

by Cokie Roberts, Susan Stamberg, Noah Adams, John Ydstie, Renée Montagne, Ari Shapiro, David Folkenflik ...

A celebration of National Public Radio "full of short histories from familiar names . . . [a] retrospective illustrating just how much they have given us" ( Publishers Weekly)."Always put the listener first" has been NPR's mantra since its inception in 1970, and the result is that its programming attracts tens of millions of listeners every week. This beautifully designed volume chronicles the ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A celebration of National Public Radio "full of short histories from familiar names . . . [a] retrospective illustrating just how much they have given us" ( Publishers Weekly)."Always put the listener first" has been NPR's mantra since its inception in 1970, and the result is that its programming attracts tens of millions of listeners every week. This beautifully designed volume chronicles the
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No Applause—Just Throw Money

The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous

by S. D. Trav ...

This chronicle of vaudeville is "an essential (and very funny) history of American popular entertainment" (Greg Kotis, creator of Urinetown ).When Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin were born, variety entertainment had been going on for decades in America, and like Harry Houdini, Milton Berle, Mae West, and countless others, these performers got their start on the vaudeville stage. From 1881 to ... Read more

$12.99 USD

This chronicle of vaudeville is "an essential (and very funny) history of American popular entertainment" (Greg Kotis, creator of Urinetown ).When Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin were born, variety entertainment had been going on for decades in America, and like Harry Houdini, Milton Berle, Mae West, and countless others, these performers got their start on the vaudeville stage. From 1881 to
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Big Mouths: The Playboy Interview

50 Years of the Playboy Interview

by Playboy, Howard Cosell, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, Bob Novak, Rowland Evans, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Moore, Donald Trump, Mark Cuban, Simon Cowell, Keith Olbermann, Michael Savage ...

These outspoken men never met an opinion that they didnt like—or an opinion that they didnt feel like sharing with everyone else. In this case, they shared their opinions in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the original frenemies Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert to conservative firebrands Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage to the acid-tongued ... Read more

$4.99 USD

These outspoken men never met an opinion that they didnt like—or an opinion that they didnt feel like sharing with everyone else. In this case, they shared their opinions in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the original frenemies Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert to conservative firebrands Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage to the acid-tongued
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Sound Reporting

The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production

by Jonathan Kern ...

From an NPR veteran, a "comprehensive and lucid" guide to "the values and practices that yield stellar audio journalism" ( Booklist).Maybe you're thinking about starting a podcast, and want some tips from the pros. Or perhaps storytelling has always been a passion of yours, and you want to learn to do it more effectively. Whatever the case—whether you're an avid NPR listener or you aspire to ... Read more

$14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From an NPR veteran, a "comprehensive and lucid" guide to "the values and practices that yield stellar audio journalism" ( Booklist).Maybe you're thinking about starting a podcast, and want some tips from the pros. Or perhaps storytelling has always been a passion of yours, and you want to learn to do it more effectively. Whatever the case—whether you're an avid NPR listener or you aspire to
... Read more
The BBC

A Century on Air

by David Hendy ...

The first in-depth history of the iconic radio and TV network that has shaped our past and present.Doctor Who; tennis from Wimbledon; the Beatles and the Stones; the coronation of Queen Elizabeth and the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales: for one hundred years, the British Broadcasting Corporation has been the preeminent broadcaster in the UK and around the world, a constant source of ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The first in-depth history of the iconic radio and TV network that has shaped our past and present.Doctor Who; tennis from Wimbledon; the Beatles and the Stones; the coronation of Queen Elizabeth and the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales: for one hundred years, the British Broadcasting Corporation has been the preeminent broadcaster in the UK and around the world, a constant source of
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Voice-Overs for Podcasting

How to Develop a Career and Make a Profit

by Elaine A. Clark ...

A Creative Performance Approach to Producing Podcasts that Showcase and Monetize Your Skills, Knowledge, and PersonalityVoice-Overs for Podcasting is exactly what podcasters of all levels need: an essential handbook to create, build, improve, and connect with audiences around the globe. Written by veteran voice-over coach and author, Elaine A. Clark, this book delivers the nuts and bolts of ... Read more

$14.99 USD

A Creative Performance Approach to Producing Podcasts that Showcase and Monetize Your Skills, Knowledge, and PersonalityVoice-Overs for Podcasting is exactly what podcasters of all levels need: an essential handbook to create, build, improve, and connect with audiences around the globe. Written by veteran voice-over coach and author, Elaine A. Clark, this book delivers the nuts and bolts of
... Read more
Sound Reporting, Second Edition

The NPR Guide to Broadcast, Podcast and Digital Journalism

by Jerome Socolovsky ...

An indispensable guide to audio journalism grounded in NPR’s journalistic values and practices, with tips and insights from its top reporters, hosts, editors, producers, and more.A lot has changed in media in recent years, but one thing that remains steadfast is National Public Radio’s (NPR) position as a trusted source of news in the United States. Now producing dozens of shows and podcasts, plus ... Read more

$15.89 USD

An indispensable guide to audio journalism grounded in NPR’s journalistic values and practices, with tips and insights from its top reporters, hosts, editors, producers, and more.A lot has changed in media in recent years, but one thing that remains steadfast is National Public Radio’s (NPR) position as a trusted source of news in the United States. Now producing dozens of shows and podcasts, plus
... Read more
Damas con antifaz

Mujeres en la radio 1920-1960

by Rita Abreu ...

La fascinante historia que hay detrás del antifaz que llevan las voces femeninas que escuchó el país a través del radio revela el rostro de damas que desde diferentes profesiones fueron abriéndose paso en un medio dominado por la masculinidad y una moralidad estricta. Un verdadero homenaje a la radio y a sus mujeres. ... Read more

$5.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

La fascinante historia que hay detrás del antifaz que llevan las voces femeninas que escuchó el país a través del radio revela el rostro de damas que desde diferentes profesiones fueron abriéndose paso en un medio dominado por la masculinidad y una moralidad estricta. Un verdadero homenaje a la radio y a sus mujeres.
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