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  • The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds

    by Katherine Ramsland ...
    The bestselling author of The Forensic Science of C.S.I. examines the real-life cases behind the hit television series Criminal MindsWeek after week, the hit TV show Criminal Minds gives viewers a look inside the psyches of the fictional serial killers tracked by the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit). This elite team of FBI agents travels the country assisting law enforcement officials by examining ... Read more

    RM 42.39

  • Magazine Dreams: A Review

    A Journey of Obsession, Identity, and Self-Discovery From Jonathan Majors' stunning role as Killian

    by Bryan Cronwell ...
    Magazine Dreams, a Movie where obsession, identity, and self-discovery collide. Inspired by Jonathan Majors' captivating performance as Killian, this book takes readers on an in-depth journey into the making of this thought-provoking film.What to Expect- The true story behind Magazine Dreams and how it inspired the film's narrative- Jonathan Majors' portrayal of Killian: an in-depth analysis of ... Read more

    RM 23.48

  • Television Series of the 2000s

    Essential Facts and Quirky Details

    by Vincent Terrace ...
    In the first decade of the new millennium, the four major networks struggled to hold their own as cable channels and unscripted shows began to dominate the television landscape. Network powerhouses like 24, Desperate Housewives, and Two and a Half Men competed for viewers siphoned off by cult shows like The Closer, Gilmore Girls, and Veronica Mars. In that decade, shows such as 30 Rock and Modern ... Read more

    RM 178.29

  • The Modern Amazons

    Warrior Women On-Screen

    by James Ursini ...
    The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines the cautious beginnings of new roles for women in the late fifties, the rapid development of female action leads during the burgeoning second-wave feminist movement in the late sixties and seventies, and the present-day ... Read more

    RM 86.59

  • CAITLIN CLARK

    The Rising Star of Women's Basketball

    by Courtney D. Brissette ...
    The Rising Star of Women's Basketball.For decades, women's basketball languished in the shadow of the men's game, with far less media attention, fan interest, and professional opportunities. However, in recent years, the sport has undergone a remarkable transformation, riding a wave of growing popularity and talent that has thrust it into the spotlight like never before.At the forefront of this ... Read more

    RM 26.70 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Well Documented

    The Essential Documentaries that Prove the Truth is More Fascinating than Fiction

    by Ian Haydn Smith ...
    This fascinating book from veteran film journalist Ian Haydn Smith, with a foreword from award-winning director Asif Kapadia, explores 100 of the most compelling documentaries, each with the power to radically change our perceptions and challenge the way we see the world.Every so often a documentary comes along with the power to change the way you think, to share alternative perspectives, to make ... Read more

    RM 79.09

  • Paranormal State

    My Journey into the Unknown

    by Ryan Buell, Stefan Petrucha ...
    On the hit A&E series Paranormal State, Ryan Buell and his team of investigators delve deep into the mysterious world of ghosts, demonic disturbances, and sixth-sense sightings that shadows our everyday reality. Now, in this official companion book to the series, Buell takes you one step further, revealing the secrets of the show’s most intense cases and the shocking, never-before-told story of ... Read more

    RM 47.59

  • Frankie Howerd

    Stand-Up Comic (Text Only)

    by Graham McCann ...
    The authoritative biography of Britain's most subversive twentieth-century clown from celebrated biographer Graham McCann, author of Dad’s Army and Morecambe & Wise.Please note that this edition is text only and does not include any illustrations.The rambling perambulations, the catchphrases, the bland brown suit and chestnut hairpiece: such were the hallmarks of a revolution in stand-up comedy ... Read more

    RM 21.19

  • Sitcommentary

    Television Comedies That Changed America

    by Mark A. Robinson ...
    From I Love Lucy to Black-ish, sitcoms have often paved the way for social change.Television comedy has long been on the frontline in how America evolves on social issues. There is something about comedy that makes difficult issues more palatable—with humor an effective device for presenting ideas that lead to social change. From I Love Lucy which introduced the first television pregnancy to Will ... Read more

    RM 78.99

  • Countryfile

    The Year in the Countryside

    by William Collins ...
    A month-by-month celebration of the best of Countryfile as well as an illustrated overview of the beauty and the drama of a year in the countryside.Countryfile brings nature into millions of homes. The Year in the Countryside is the very best of Countryfile collected together and beautifully illustrated in a unique month-by-month guide to the British countryside. Look up at the crystal clear ... Read more

    RM 87.79

  • Televisão e cinema

    O audiovisual contemporâneo em múltiplas vertentes

    by João Martins Ladeira, Felipe Muanis, Leandro Lage, João Massarolo, Dario Mesquita, Gustavo Padovani, Gustavo Daudt Fischer, Sonia Montaño, Suzana Kilpp, Rafael Tassi Teixeira ...
    A partir de um enfoque diverso, a coletânea Televisão e cinema: o audiovisual contemporâneo em múltiplas vertentes reúne contribuições de pesquisadores em comunicação oriundos de universidades de diversas regiões do Brasil, voltando-se para a análise tanto de mídias já consolidadas quanto de experiências ainda em processo de amadurecimento. A partir de um ponto de partida comum – o audiovisual – ... Read more

    RM 15.64 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Holiday Specials on Television, 1939-2021

    by Vincent Terrace ...
    In November 1939, NBC's fledgling television station W2XBS broadcast the first known holiday special, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Despite its small viewership (very few TV sets existed at the time), the experimental telecast was a harbinger of a now-beloved American tradition: the holiday television special.This book offers a thorough account of holiday television specials in the United ... Read more

    RM 96.49

  • Stranger Things - The Unofficial Upside Down Companion - Updated Edition

    by Blake Dylan ...
    New revised and updated edition! The amazing story of the Netflix sci-fi horror phenomenon, season by season, from conception to the screen! Packed with fascinating trivia and incredible facts about all aspects of Stranger Things. ... Read more

    RM 19.56 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • THE STORY OF NED BEATTY: A SUMMARIZED BIOGRAPHY

    ‘Deliverance’ & ‘Network’, Superman and Toy Story Actor Dies at 83.

    by SANDRA THOMAS ...
    Ned Thomas Beatty was brought into the world in Louisville, Kentucky, to Margaret (Fortney) and Charles William Beatty. He grew up fishing and chipping away at ranches. His old neighborhood of St. Matthews, Kentucky, is not really the climate to energize a profession in media outlets, however, so when inquired, "How could you get into the entertainment biz?" Beatty reacted, "By spending time with ... Read more

    RM 15.64

  • And ... Action: My Life in Television

    by Andrew Morgan ...
    ‘When the location filming came to an end, there was a party in the unit hotel and we were entertained by Sylvester playing the spoons. He was brilliant and JNT immediately wanted to put it in the script and sure enough a pair of alien spoons appeared in the Rani’s laboratory which Sylvester proceeded to play all over the Rani. ’Andrew Morgan has enjoyed an amazing career in television. From AFM ... Read more

    RM 29.43 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • By Your Command

    Vol 2 - The Reimagined Series

    by Alan Stevens, Fiona Moore ...
    Series Book 2 - The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Battlestar Galactica
    ‘Grab your gun and bring in the cat … Boom, boom, boom!’Battlestar Galactica was one of the most successful telefantasy revivals of the early 2000s, gaining the approval of high-profile critics and a host of devoted fans, and continuing to inspire discussion and debate long after its final episode aired. In this book, Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore use behind-the-scenes production material and in ... Read more

    RM 25.15 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dressing the Part

    Television's Most Stylish Shows

    by Hal Rubenstein ...
    From longtime fashion director, consultant, media personality, and author, Hal Rubenstein, comes a lush, full color, illustrated guide to the most influential fashion on television from the 1950s to today, revealing the surprising ways our favorite shows have significantly reflected and often shaped the way we dress.No other medium has shaped our lives as thoroughly and consistently as television. ... Read more

    RM 96.59

  • The World According to Gogglebox

    by Gogglebox ...
    Channel 4's show Gogglebox has become a true TV phenomenon. It has struck a chord across the nation. Millions of people are now addicted to watching the much-loved cast's surprising and hilarious commentary on the week in television - and the entertaining and heart-warming insight into their lives and relationships. Gogglebox is not just about TV. It's about what it means to be British - ... Read more

    RM 56.99

  • All The Emperor's Men

    Kurosawa's Pearl Harbor

    by Hiroshi Tasogawa ...
    Series series Applause Books
    When 20th Century Fox planned its blockbuster portrayal of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, it looked to Akira Kurosawa – a man whose mastery of the cinema led to his nickname “the Emperor” – to direct the Japanese sequences. Yet a matter of three weeks after he began shooting the film in December 1968, Kurosawa was summarily dismissed and expelled from the studio. The tabloids trumpeted scandal: ... Read more

    RM 101.59

  • The New Machine Cinema

    by Hooroo Jackson ...
    In The New Machine Cinema, pioneering AI filmmaker Hooroo Jackson presents a groundbreaking theoretical framework for understanding cinema's next evolution. Drawing from his experience creating the first AI-generated feature film (Window Seat, 2023) and first AI animated feature (DreadClub: Vampire's Verdict, 2024), Jackson examines how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing filmmaking at both ... Read more

    RM 39.17

  • How To Get Into Acting

    Your Step By Step Guide To Get Into Acting

    by HowExpert ...
    If you are an aspiring actor with dreams of becoming a success like Al Pacino, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and the likes, then this is the step-by-step blueprint for you.Here’s what you get:- You will discover the secrets about the acting industry.- Larn acting techniques to perform better than your competitors.- Discover acting terminologies to instantly be noticed by the directors and producers ... Read more

    RM 39.17

  • The Making of Miami Vice

    by Trish MacGregor, Rob MacGregor ...
    The intriguing story of a television phenomenon! Find out directly from the cast and crew why The Look, The Style, The Music, The People, The Energy, Placed MIAMI VICE on the cutting edge of television! The Making of Miami Vice includes: Interviews, Behind-the-Scenes Photographs, Plot Synopses, Credits, and Music for Every Episode - and Much, much more!This new digital edition includes an expanded ... Read more

    RM 15.64

  • A Question of Sport Quiz Book

    by BBC Sport ...
    After more than four decades on the air, A Question of Sport is firmly established as the final word in sports trivia. Now, after countless arguments, sporting debates and lost hours spent directing the action from the sofa, you can finally test your own knowledge to see if you can succeed where so many sporting greats have failed.With over 3,500 brand new questions, A Question of Sport Quiz Book ... Read more

    RM 87.79

  • The A to Z of African-American Television

    by Kathleen Fearn-Banks ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    From Amos 'n' Andy to The Jeffersons to Family Matters to Chappelle's Show, this volume covers it all with entries on all different genres-animation, documentaries, sitcoms, sports, talk shows, and variety shows-and performers such as Muhammad Ali, Louis Armstrong, Bill Cosby, and Oprah Winfrey. Additionally, information can be found on general issues, ranging from African American audiences and ... Read more

    RM 192.49