Made Possible By...: The Death of Public Broadcasting in the United States by James Ledbetter, ISBN 1859840299
An engrossing history of public broadcasting, from its initial idealistic attempt to reshape the vast wasteland of television to its current lamentable state--as safe, consistently mediocre and dependent on corporate financing as its commercial counterparts.
The World's Game: A History of Soccer by Bill Murray, ISBN 0252067185
Known as much for the emotional outbursts and violence of its fans as for its own stars, soccer (or football, as it is known outside the United States) is a global game. Its international controlling body, FIFA, boasts more members than the United Nations. Bill Murray traces the growth of what during pre-industrial times was called "the simplest game" through its codification in the nineteenth century to the 1994 World Cup, held for the first time in the United States. Murray weaves the sport's growth into the culture and politics of the countries where it has been taken up, analyzing its reputation as a game that has seen more riots and on-field brawls than all other types of football combined. He vividly illustrates how soccer has become the world's most popular sport, one that has resisted the interference of politicians, dictators, and profiteers and - more recently - the demands of television, through which it has spread to virtually every corner of the globe. The World's Game will...
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I Spy Box Set #3
Robert Culp and Bill Cosby star as international espionage agents Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott on highly dangerous missions in this ever-popular, award-winning series. Culp poses as a world-class playboy/tennis player, and Cosby goes undercover as his trainer. Together they travel the world, trading quips and fighting high-level crime with cool bravado and extraordinary savoir-faire. Combining humor with action/intrigue, "I Spy" was the first adventure TV series to be shot in exotic international locales, establishing a new standard for television dramas.
I Spy Box Set #3
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Exploring Art: A Global, Thematic Approach
Exploring Art: A Global, Thematic Approach
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Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care
A revised and updated edition of the standard guide to baby and child care includes new material on computers and the Internet, nontraditional families, physical and moral development, disabilities, first aid and injury prevention, immunization, and other challenges and responsibilities of modern parenting. Original. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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Men Behaving Badly: The Complete Series 5 (DVD)
The early 1990s saw lad culture filtering into the mainstream in the U.K., with magazines such as Maxim and Loaded presenting bawdy, risqu? accounts of the activities of the modern male. Bands such as Oasis attained huge success, with charismatic singer Liam Gallagher perhaps typifying the proper cheeky behavior. Television wasn`t immune either, with the hit show MEN BEHAVING BADLY embodying the world of the lad in its two principle characters: Gary (Martin Clunes) and Tony (Neil Morrissey). The...
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