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  • Inside Black Mirror

    by Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, Jason Arnopp ...
    The first official companion to the Netflix cult-hit sci-fi television series that's fascinated millions of fans worldwideWhat becomes of humanity when it's fed into the jaws of a hungry new digital machine? Discover the world of Black Mirror in this immersive, illustrated, oral history.This first official book logs the entire Black Mirror journey, from its origins in creator Charlie Brooker's ... Read more

    S$ 8.82 SGD

  • The War for Late Night

    When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy

    by Bill Carter ...
    Bill Carter, executive producer of CNN’s docuseries The Story of Late Night and host of the Behind the Desk: Story of Late Night podcast, details the chaotic transition of The Tonight Show from host Jay Leno to Conan O’Brien—and back again.In 2010, NBC’s CEO Jeff Zucker, had it all worked out when he moved Jay Leno from behind the desk at The Tonight Show, and handed the reins over to Conan O ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD

  • Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros and Beyond

    The Only Official Guide to the Complete HBO TV Series

    by Myles McNutt ...
    As Westeros returns to our screens, relive all eight seasons of Game of Thrones with the ONLY official tie-in guide to the biggest TV series in the worldTHE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE OBSESSED WITH HOUSE OF THE DRAGON__________Delve deeper into Westeros than ever before . . .Covering all eight seasons of the hit HBO show, this remarkable volume offers a unique and exci... ... Read more

    S$ 28.22 SGD

  • The Star Trek Book New Edition

    by Paul J. Ruditis ...
    To boldly expand your Star Trek horizons.Re-engage! The new edition of The Star Trek Book takes readers even further into one of the greatest science fiction universes ever created. This unique, insightful, and comprehensive examination of an enduring, much loved franchise features every era of Star Trek in one volume, from the pioneering 1960s TV series to the latest movies and streaming shows, ... Read more

    S$ 26.80 SGD

  • 101 Amazing Facts about Squid Game

    by Merlin Mill ...
    Series Book 116 - 101 Amazing Facts
    Are you a fan of the Netflix smash hit series Squid Game? Do you want to find out more about the show, its creator, the actors, sets and much more? If, like many others, the show has captivated your attention and you want to indulge yourself even more, this quick-read guide is the ideal addition to your bookshelf.Organised into sections covering everything from the participants and the guards to ... Read more

    S$ 32.04 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • TV Geek

    The Den of Geek Guide for the Netflix Generation

    by Simon Brew ...
    Essential nerdtastic reading! - Jason IssacsFrom the author of Den of Geek, this is the ultimate, nerdy television guide for TV geeks everywhere!TV Geek recounts the fascinating stories of cult-classic series, reveals the nerdy Easter eggs hidden in TV show sets, and demonstrates the awe-inspiring power of fandom, which has even been known to raise TV series from the dead.Includes:- How th... ... Read more

    S$ 22.88 SGD

  • Television Westerns

    Six Decades of Sagebrush Sheriffs, Scalawags, and Sidewinders

    by Alvin H. Marill ...
    Westerns have featured prominently in films almost since motion pictures were first produced at the end of the nineteenth century and when televisions invaded American homes in the late 1940s and early '50s, Western programs filled the small screen landscape. Throughout the 1950s and well into the 1960s, these shows dominated television with such long-running successes as Bonanza, Wagon Train, and ... Read more

    S$ 80.00 SGD

  • Amazon Fire TV For Dummies

    by Paul McFedries ...
    Enjoy more entertainment with this friendly user guide to making the most of Amazon Fire TV!Find and watch more of the shows you enjoy with Amazon Fire TV For Dummies. This book guides you through Fire TV connections and setup and then shows you how to get the most out of your device. This guide is the convenient way to access quick viewing tips, so there’s no need to search online for information ... Read more

    S$ 18.99 SGD

  • Torchwood Declassified

    Investigating Mainstream Cult Television

    Edited by Rebecca Williams ...
    Series series Investigating Cult TV
    Torchwood started its life on television as a spin-off from Doctor Who, bringing Captain Jack to join new colleagues in a television series that quickly established itself as fresh and watchable television. It's fourth series, subtitled 'Miracle Day', continued its move from the niche channel of BBC3 to metamorphose into an international production between the BBC and the US network Starz. ... Read more

    S$ 39.45 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 28.22 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 59.18 SGD

  • The Golden Age of Pantomime

    Slapstick, Spectacle and Subversion in Victorian England

    by Jeffrey Richards ...
    Of all the theatrical genres most prized by the Victorians, pantomime is the only one to have survived continuously into the twenty-first century. It remains as true today as it was in the 1830s, that a visit to the pantomime constitutes the first theatrical experience of most children and now, as then, a successful pantomime season is the key to the financial health of most theatres. Everyone ... Read more

    S$ 53.07 SGD

  • Television Series of the 1950s

    Essential Facts and Quirky Details

    by Vincent Terrace ...
    Often regarded as the first golden era of television, the 1950s was a decade when many classic programs—from I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke to The Honeymooners and Perry Mason, among others—made their debuts. Even after these shows departed the airwaves, they lived on in syndication, entertaining several generations of viewers. Devoted and casual fans alike can probably remember basic facts about these ... Read more

    S$ 52.31 SGD

  • Friends Secrets: 236 Episodes, Thousands of Facts

    by Dennis Bjorklund ...
    Friends Secrets: 236 Episodes, Thousands of Facts is written by an authoritative expert who penned the most comprehensive reference book ever written on the series—Friends Behind the Scenes: Backstage Pass to the Series, A Comprehensive History. The follow-up effort, Friends Secrets, is the best source for insider facts and never-before-revealed tidbits about the sitcom that industry experts have ... Read more

    S$ 16.61 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Doctor Who: Whotopia

    by Jonathan Morris, Simon Guerrier, Una McCormack ...
    Welcome to the Whoniverse. First stop: everywhere.Six decades may only be a handful of heartbeats to a Time Lord, but for Doctor Who it's the adventure of several lifetimes. Evolving over 60 years, the world's longest-running sci-fi TV show has gifted us a universe of menacing monsters and unforgettable heroes. You might even call it a 'Whotopia'.Now you can roam free through the Doctor's ... Read more

    S$ 49.26 SGD

  • You're On!

    The Broadcast Presentation Handbook

    by Alec Sabin ...
    More of us are appearing on the media these days simply because there is more of it about. Radio, TV, YouTube, podcasts, webcasts – you name it – have voracious appetites and their cheap fast food is you and me. Yet more of us want to appear on the media as practised professionals, whether as TV or radio presenter, journalist, or simply guest interviewee on a show.In this brand new edition of You ... Read more

    S$ 8.56 SGD

  • Todos los hombres deben morir

    La épica historia oficial de cómo se hizo Juego de tronos

    by James Hibberd ...
    La épica historia oficial, avalada por HBO, de cómo se hizo la exitosa serie de televisión Juego de tronos.« Todo está aquí: cómo comenzó, cómo terminó, dragones y lobos huargos, lo que pasó delante de las cámaras y entre bambalinas, los triunfos y tropiezos, las decisiones difíciles, las encrucijadas, los porqués. Actores, directores, showrunners, productores, ejecutivos e incluso a mí... Todos ... Read more

    S$ 11.98 SGD

  • Encyclopedia of Television Miniseries, 1936-2020

    by Vincent Terrace ...
    In 1936, as television networks CBS, DuMont, and NBC experimented with new ways to provide entertainment, NBC deviated from the traditional method of single experimental programs to broadcast the first multi-part program, Love Nest, over a three-episode arc. This would come to be known as a miniseries. Although the term was not coined until 1954, several other such miniseries were broadcast, ... Read more

    S$ 68.55 SGD

  • Hamish Macbeth: The Making of a BBC TV Classic

    by Jonathan Melville ...
    Welcome to the Wild West of ScotlandIn 1995, BBC One's Hamish Macbeth broke all the rules of Sunday night TV. Set in the picture-postcard Highlands of Scotland, this genre-defying drama brought cannibalism and ceilidhs, marijuana and murder, love triangles and lobster tanks to millions of viewers each week.With Robert Carlyle starring as the laid-back lawman who preferred poaching to paperwork, ... Read more

    S$ 12.77 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eat Shop Save

    Recipes & mealplanners to help you EAT healthier, SHOP smarter and SAVE serious money at the same time

    by Dale Pinnock ...
    **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Television tie-in Eat Shop Save contains over 80 recipes to restore sanity to the challenges of family cooking!Focusing on the time-poor in particular, these delicious meals will put a smile on the fussiest of eaters and entice families with chapters such as: Quick After Work Suppers, Favourites with a Facelift and Something Sweet (but good for you).Food is just the ... Read more

    S$ 21.79 SGD

  • Star Trek FAQ (Unofficial and Unauthorized)

    Everything Left to Know About the First Voyages of the Starship Enterprise

    by Mark Clark ...
    Series series FAQ
    This book is not endorsed, sponsored, or affiliated with CBS Studios Inc., Paramount Pictures, or the “Star Trek” franchise. Star Trek FAQ tells the complete story of Star Trek, from the before the beginning (the books, films, and TV shows that inspired producer Gene Roddenberry to create Star Trek) until after the end (when the show emerged as a cultural phenomenon in syndication), and including ... Read more

    S$ 24.30 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 5.56 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 16.88 SGD

  • Call the Midwife

    Im Schatten der Armenhäuser. Eine wahre Geschichte aus dem Londoner East End

    by Jennifer Worth ...
    Translated by Tobias Rothenbücher ...
    Das Londoner East End, Ende der fünfziger Jahre: Als junge Hebamme leistet Jennifer Worth zusammen mit ihren Kolleginnen Geburtshilfe im Armenviertel der Stadt. Stets konfrontiert mit der prekären Lage der Menschen, die täglich spüren, das Schlusslicht der Gesellschaft zu sein: Armut, Schmutz, Krankheiten und Verfall prägen das Bild. Inmitten dieses Elends kümmern sich die Hebammen und Schwestern ... Read more

    S$ 16.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus