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World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) 2010: The Directory of Global Broadcasting
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780955548123; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-13 Summary: If you need to know about radio-TV-Shortwave this is the book ... IF you are on the go or need data on broadcasters world wide this is the book for you. You can't get all this technical information without searching and flipping through web pages and pdf files to get the information you need. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-09 Summary: Astounding Book ... The WRTH 2010 book, like its predecessors, covers an enormous amount of territory, providing detailed, almanac-type, details about most aspects of broadcasting. The book is a bridge between the community of global broadcast stations and their audiences. For the short-wave-listener, it is a required reference source. The book is neatly organized, very reader-friendly, considering the amount of information it provides and is absolutely a pleasure to browse through. I hope this institution of a book carries on through ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-02-19 Summary: The book to have ... I've been a faithful Passport reader for the few years that shortwave listening has been a hobby of mine. Come to find out this year that the 2010 edition is just not happening. Anyway, I went looking for a new source of information on what's on on shortwave radio. Discovered the WRTH. While I don't like the organization quite as much as I like that of Passport's blue pages, it's nonetheless proven quite reliable and I really don't know what I'd do without it as far as shortwave listening goes. Definitely something ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | This is the most comprehensive guide to MW, SW, and FM broadcasts and broadcasters available today - fully updated for 2010. This is the ultimate volume for anyone with an interest in radio - from searching out hard-to-find foreign broadcasts to discovering all your local stations. Completely revised and updated, this new edition is the most accurate guide to national and international SW, MW, and FM broadcasting available. "The World Radio TV Handbook" is divided into a number of sections...more
The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780375845611; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-20 Summary: A vivid guide perfect for young picturebook enthusiasts ... A teenage plowing a potato field in 1920 had an idea of a way to 'make pictures fly through the air' - and eight years later he made his idea a reality and invented television. THE BOY WHO INVENTED TV: THE STORY OF PHILO FARNSWORTH offers large print and color drawings to explore the little-known story of Philo Farnsworth's childhood obsession with machines and electricity in a vivid guide perfect for young picturebook enthusiasts. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-15 Summary: This is the story of one of the greatest inventors of the twentieth century! Have you ever heard of Philo Farnsworth? ... Philo Farnsworth was an inquisitive boy who had been interested in "anything mechanical" since he was a very small boy. Trains, telephones and phonographs were wondrous and magical inventions that excited and stirred his imagination. It was a passion that his father shared with him. He told his son about Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and their inventions. When his father was temporarily away on a work assignment, Philo, at the tender age of eight, was left in charge of the family. Perhaps as a result, he grew ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | An inspiring true story of a boy genius. Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to “make pictures fly through the air.” This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his brainstorm in the potato field a reality by transmitting the world’s first television image. This fascinating picture-book biography of Philo Farnsworth covers his early interest in machines...more
Age Of TV Heroes: The Live-Action Adventures Of Your Favorite Comic Book Characters
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | The Age of TV Heroes examines the history of the live-action television adventures of everyone's favorite comic book heroes! This handsome, full-color hardcover features the in-depth stories of the actors and behind-the-scene players that made the classic super-hero television programs we all grew up with. From legendary shows like The Adventures of Superman and Batman, to the modern era of The Tick and Smallville, it's colorfully presented in vivid detail, lavishly designed with a bevy...more
Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946-present
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-20 Summary: Shooting Stars is a Star ... I love TV westerns and western actors. Shooting Stars is the most informative encyclopedia of TV westerns that I've ever seen. With this book as a guide, I would love to watch some of the episodes that I have not seen in a long time. Very interesting and great fun. If you like westerns get this book!!! ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-02-13 Summary: Nostalgic Guide to Boob Tube Cowboys! ... Prolific author Douglas Brode takes Baby Boomers down memory lane with this guide to 450+ actors/actresses who starred in TV westerns from 1946 to 2008. Especially during the 1950s, the small screen was inundated with westerns galore, some classics, others run-of-the-mill. Whether you were a fan of DAVY CROCKETT, WAGON TRAIN, PALADIN, RAWHIDE, MAVERICK, THE RIFLEMAN, F TROOP or later entries like LONESOME DOVE, coach potatoes will find something of interest in Brode's book. After an interesting essay on cowboys on ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-01-12 Summary: Fun bit of nostalgia !! ... This book is not about the movies or television shows of the western era. It is an encyclopedia of the actors that brought the genre to life on the celluloid screen. Western actors, big and small, top bill and sidekick are listed, each with a small biography. The author talks about how the actor found themselves in Hollywood and landed the show or movie that made them a shooting star. I was finally able to put names to the many faces that I have watched on screen for some time. It's basic reading, but very enjoyable. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | "This volume enshrines and preserves the essence of what the TV Western has always been all about." --Fess Parker, star of the Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone TV series, from the foreword Since the beginning of television, Westerns have been playing on the small screen. From the mid-1950s until the early 1960s, they were one of TV's most popular genres, with millions of viewers tuning in to such popular shows as Rawhide, Gunsmoke, and Disney's Davy Crockett. Though the cultural revolution...more
Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Satirical TV has become mandatory viewing for citizens wishing to make sense of the bizarre contemporary state of political life. Shifts in industry economics and audience tastes have re-made television comedy, once considered a wasteland of escapist humor, into what is arguably the most popular source of political critique. From fake news and pundit shows to animated sitcoms and mash-up videos, satire has become an important avenue for processing politics in informative and entertaining...more
Write to TV: Out of Your Head and onto the Screen
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-08-08 Summary: Good all-round book... ... Don't look to this book for script-writing advice. It mostly relies on the business side of show-business, describing the inner workings of the TV industry and the steps that you can take in order to get your foot through the door (this is actually the title of one of the chapters) and what you need to do when you have two or more spec scripts in your writer's portfolio. There is some advice as to what topics and story lines to avoid when writing a spec, but aside from that, there is little in the book about screenwriting. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-05-17 Summary: Simply the best book on writing for television! ... If you want to write for television and get only one book, let this be the book! I feel that it is the best nuts and bolts book out there to help you on the right path. It is the place to start. Read this before writing anything and you will save yourself tremendous amounts of time and aggravation. Tips on writing for sitcoms, drama, miniseries, movies of the week, plus others are all included. Besides the author's own words, experiences and ideas, the book is peppered with pearls of wisdom from the industry greats. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-04-08 Summary: Cook's Book a "Recipe" For Scriptwriting Success! ... This is one of the best books on TV writing I've seen. Cook walks us through an easy to follow step-by-step process of writing a professional television script. She also gives all kinds of tips on how to get your script into the hands of a producer and/or agent. I also found the advice from industry insiders like Jay Leno, Paul Haggis and writers from shows like The Simpsons and Grey's Anatomy extremely interesting and useful. If you want to be a television writer, this is one book you definitely want to read. Marilyn ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Learn to craft smart, original scripts and teleplays for a variety of television formats, including comedy, animation, drama, movies of the week, pilots, reality television, TV news magazine, and children's programming. Using the tools the author provides: checklists, sample outlines and treatments for each format, sample script pages, war stories from writers and executives, and a sample query letter to introduce finished script pages to agents, you'll avoid common pitfalls and come across...more