Arts / Mass Media

Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And all the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic

by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

When writer-producers James L. Brooks and Allan Burns dreamed up an edgy show about a divorced woman with a career, the CBS executives they pitched replied: “American audiences won’t tolerate divorce in...

Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV

by Brian Stelter

Like Bill Carter chronicling the late night wars in his classic The Late Shift, star New York Times reporter Brian Stelter reveals all the dish and dirt behind the polite smiles and perky demeanors of morning...

So You Wanna Be a Producer?: Adventures of a Migrant Film Worker

by Steve Ecclesine

Producer Steve Ecclesine has boiled down more than 30 years and over 700 shows as an independent Hollywood producer into one book. So You Wanna Be A Producer? features 130 essays on a wide variety of subjects,...

The Revolution Was Televised: The Cops, Crooks, Slingers, and Slayers Who Change

by Alan Sepinwall

ONE OF NEW YORK TIMES BOOK CRITIC MICHIKO KAKUTANI’S 10 FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR

ONE OF HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’S 12 BEST HOLLYWOOD-RELATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR

In The Revolution Was Televised, celebrated TV critic...

Downton Abbey Script Book Season 1

by Julian Fellowes

The full scripts of award-winning Downton Abbey, season one including previously unseen material

Downton Abbey has become an international phenomenon and the most successful British drama of our time. Created...

Liberation - A Complete Guide to Blake's 7

by Alan Stevens

A complete guide to Blake's 7! Including details and analysis of every episode, examination of key episodes from their genesis to the final version, featuring excerpts from the original drafts of scripts and...

The Rising Damp Quiz & Trivia Book: 300 Questions on the Great British Sitcom

by Mark McCaighey

During the 1970s millions of viewers tuned in every week to watch the iconic British sitcom, Rising Damp? Even today, the show that brought us some of the most unforgettable characters in TV history is remembered...

The Life and Times of Call the Midwife

by Heidi Thomas

The real stories, lives and dramas behind the smash hit BBC series Call the Midwife which premieres on PBS September 30, 2012.

The official companion to seasons one and two, The Life and Times of Call the Midwife...

Top Shot

by A+E Networks & Colby Donaldson

Behind the scenes and behind the trigger on the History Channel’s hit TV show.

On Top Shot, some of the most skilled shooters in the world are gathered together to test their mettle in competition for $100,000....

Best Served Cold: The Unofficial Companion to Revenge

by Erin Balser

A must-have for fans of the hit ABC drama Revenge, this guide delves into the fast-paced world of the character-driven series and sheds light on complicated plot twists and unanswered questions. Loyal viewers...

Hot Air: All Talk, All the Time

by Howard Kurtz

America is awash in talk. Loud talk, angry talk, conspiratorial talk that has changed the nature of journalism and politics, producing a high-decibel revolution in the way we communicate. In this fascinating,...

The Douche Journals

by Schmidt

Before Jess was the new girl, there was Nick, Winston, Schmidt . . . and The Douchebag Jar.

Originally devised to do nothing more than alter Schmidt's wardrobe, hairstyle, and personality, the Douchebag Jar has...

The Spice Girls Quiz Book

by Chris Cowlin

The Spice Girls was one of the most influential pop groups of the 1990s and the most successful British band since the Beatles, but how much do you know about the band members? Are you an expert on the multi-award...

The Brazilian Audiovisual Industry: An Explosion of Creativity and Opportunities for Partnerships

by Mr. Steve Solot

Designed to meet the need for current, accurate information on the flourishing Brazilian audiovisual industry, the book covers the rapid growth of film and television business, pertinent legislation and data,...

Cool Million: How to Become a Million-Dollar Screenwriter

by Sheldon Woodbury

With in-depth interviews and revealing insights from those who have done it, this unique behind the scene information is comprehensive in its scope inspiring readers with advice, secrets and war stories from...

An Askew View 2: The Films of Kevin Smith A Revised and Updated Edition

by John Kenneth Muir

(Applause Books). In the year 2002, An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith was the first book to gaze at the cinema of one of New Jersey's favorite sons, the independent and controversial auteur of Clerks (1994),...

The Last Laugh: The World of Stand-Up Comics

by Phil Berger

The first and only book to take readers fully into the bizarre universe of the stand-up comic, from its earliest origins in the antics of Milton Berle and Sid Caesar to today's hottest acts.

I Was That Masked Man

by Clayton Moore & Frank Thompson

Every baby boomer in America knows who that masked man was. He was mysterious and mythic at the same time, the epitome of the American hero: compassionate, honest, patriotic, inventive, an unswerving champion...

All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek

by Dave Marinaccio

How to win at poker. The power of a business's mission statement. If you can dial a telephone, you can do anything. These are the lessons to be learned from "Star Trek." First a hit television show, and then...

Wixy 1260: Pixies, Six-packs, and Supermen

by Richard Berg & Carlo Wolff

The story of one of Cleveland's most popular and influential radio stations.Before FM radio and the commanding album rock stations of the 1970s, there was WIXY 1260, a tiny Northeast Ohio AM radio station that...