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On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame
Written by Ty Burr
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $16.95
With 8 Pages of Black-and-White Photographs
In this captivating history of stardom, Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr traces our obsession with fame from the dawn of cinema through the age of the Internet. Why do we obsess over the individuals we come to call stars? How has both the image of...
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Inside the Battle for Cyberspace
Written by Ronald J. Deibert
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $29.99
Cyberspace is all around us. We depend on it for everything we do. We have reengineered our business, governance, and social relations around a planetary network unlike any before it. But there are dangers looming, and malign forces are threatening to transform this extraordinary domain.
In Black Code, Ronald J. Deibert, a...
The Cops, Crooks, Slingers, and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever
Written by Alan Sepinwall
Read by Joe Ochman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $20.00
A mob boss in therapy. An experimental, violent prison unit. The death of an American city, as seen through a complex police investigation. A lawless frontier town trying to talk its way into the United States. A corrupt cop who rules his precinct like a warlord. The survivors of a plane... Read more >
Inside the Battle for Cyberspace
Written by Ronald J. Deibert
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $14.99
Cyberspace is all around us. We depend on it for everything we do. We have reengineered our business, governance, and social relations around a planetary network unlike any before it. But there are dangers looming, and malign forces are threatening to transform this extraordinary domain.
In Black Code, Ronald J. Deibert, a...
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A History of Marriage in the Movies
Written by Jeanine Basinger
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $30.00
From one of our leading film historians and interpreters: a brilliantly researched, irresistibly witty, delightfully illustrated examination of “the marriage movie”; what it is (or isn’t) and what it has to tell us about the movies—and ourselves.
As long as there have been feature movies there have been marriage movies, and yet...
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A History of Marriage in the Movies
Written by Jeanine Basinger
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $15.99
From one of our leading film historians and interpreters: a brilliantly researched, irresistibly witty, delightfully illustrated examination of “the marriage movie”; what it is (or isn’t) and what it has to tell us about the movies—and ourselves.
As long as there have been feature movies there have been marriage movies, and yet...
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The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2011-2012
Edited by Mickey Huff
Illustrated by Khalil Bendib
Contribution by Project Censored
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $19.95
Every year since 1976, Project Censored, our nation's oldest news-monitoring group--a university-wide project at Sonoma State University founded by Carl Jensen, directed for many years by Peter Phillips, and now under the leadership of Mickey Huff--has produced a Top-25 list of underreported news stories and a book, Censored, dedicated to the stories that ought... Read more >
The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2011-2012
Edited by Mickey Huff
Illustrated by Khalil Bendib
Contribution by Project Censored
Format: eBook, 464 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $19.95
Every year since 1976, Project Censored, our nation's oldest news-monitoring group--a university-wide project at Sonoma State University founded by Carl Jensen, directed for many years by Peter Phillips, and now under the leadership of Mickey Huff--has produced a Top-25 list of underreported news stories and a book, Censored, dedicated to the stories that ought... Read more >
The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it
Written by Tanya Erzen
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $24.95
An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult vampire romance series, has captivated women of all ages, from teenagers who swoon over the film adaptations to college-educated women who devour the novels as a... Read more >
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The Twilight Saga and the Women Who Love it
Written by Tanya Erzen
Format: Hardcover, 184 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $24.95
An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult vampire romance series, has captivated women of all ages, from teenagers who swoon over the film adaptations to college-educated women who devour the novels as a... Read more >
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Written by Terrence W. Gordon
Illustrated by Susan Willmarth
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $16.99
Marshall McLuhan was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers of the 20th century. He was so far ahead of his time that he predicted the future and offered a critique of human behavior in a media saturated world that is perhaps more valuable in today’s Internet age than it...
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Inside the Presidential Debates
Written by Jim Lehrer
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $16.00
With an update by the author for the 2012 election
A veteran newsman who has presided over eleven presidential and vice-presidential debates, Jim Lehrer gives readers a ringside seat for some of the epic political battles of our time, shedding light on all of the critical turning points and rhetorical...
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How Digital Parasites Are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back
Written by Robert Levine
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $16.00
How did the newspaper, music, and film industries go from raking in big bucks to scooping up digital dimes? Their customers were lured away by the free ride of technology. Now, business journalist Robert Levine shows how they can get back on track.
On the Internet, “information wants to be free.&rdquo... Read more >
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Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal
Written by J. Jack Halberstam
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $26.95
A roadmap to sex and gender for the twenty-first century, using Lady Gaga as a symbol for a new kind of feminism
Why are so many women single, so many men resisting marriage, and so many gays and lesbians having babies?
In Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal, J. Jack Halberstam... Read more >
Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal
Written by J. Jack Halberstam
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $26.95
A roadmap to sex and gender for the twenty-first century, using Lady Gaga as a symbol for a new kind of feminism
Why are so many women single, so many men resisting marriage, and so many gays and lesbians having babies?
In Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal, J. Jack Halberstam... Read more >
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On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame
Written by Ty Burr
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $28.95
WITH 8 PAGES OF BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
How—and why—do we obsess over movie stars? How does fame both reflect and mask the person behind it? How have the image of stardom and our stars’ images altered over a century of cultural and technological change? Do we create celebrities, or do they create us?
Ty... Read more >
On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame
Written by Ty Burr
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $14.99
WITH 8 PAGES OF BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
How—and why—do we obsess over movie stars? How does fame both reflect and mask the person behind it? How have the image of stardom and our stars’ images altered over a century of cultural and technological change? Do we create celebrities, or do they create us?
Ty... Read more >
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What Ecology Can Teach Us about Responsible Media Practice
Written by Antonio Lopez
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $12.95
In The Media Ecosystem, Antonio Lopez draws together the seemingly disparate realms of ecology and media studies to present a fresh and provocative interpretation of the current state of the mass media—and its potential future. Lopez explores the connections between media and the environment, arguing that just as the world's powers...
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What Ecology Can Teach Us about Responsible Media Practice
Written by Antonio Lopez
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $10.95
In The Media Ecosystem, Antonio Lopez draws together the seemingly disparate realms of ecology and media studies to present a fresh and provocative interpretation of the current state of the mass media—and its potential future. Lopez explores the connections between media and the environment, arguing that just as the world's powers...
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Being Human in a Digital World
Written by Nick Harkaway
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2012
Price: $11.99
Nick Harkaway, author of Angelmaker, presents a rousing and energizing look at how we can meaningfully and constructively engage with technology—creating an essential handbook for anyone trying to be human in a digital age.
Some say our devices will lead us to ruin: isolating us from our neighbors, warping communication, delivering an unregulated... Read more >
Astrology, Archetypes, and Your Sacred Blueprint
Written by VerDarLuz
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $13.95
In Codex of the Soul, VerDarLuz guides the reader through the multifaceted nature of astrology, focusing on its practical use and spiritual nature. Providing practical and effective techniques for experiencing your birthchart, VerDarLuz explores the planets as an evolutionary force within the soul, seeking to be awakened and realized at certain... Read more >
How Freaks, Normals, Amateurs, Artists, Dreamers, Drop-outs, Queers, Housewives, and People Like You Are Taking Back an Art Form
Written by Anna Anthropy
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $14.95
"Anna Anthropy is a key personality in the ongoing paradigm shift that is slowly changing the way videogames are understood, by creators and players, and by the wider culture."
—Patrick Alexander, Eegra.com
"Equal parts autobiography, ethnography, and how-to manual, this book concisely makes the case for the unique power of 'zinester' games."
—Adam Parrish, NYU's... Read more >
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How Freaks, Normals, Amateurs, Artists, Dreamers, Drop-outs, Queers, Housewives, and People Like You Are Taking Back an Art Form
Written by Anna Anthropy
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $14.95
Part critical essay, part manifesto, part DIY guide, and altogether unprecedented, Rise of the Videogame Zinesters shows why the multi-billion dollar videogame industry needs to change—and how a new generation of artists can change it. Indie game designer extraordinaire Anna Anthropy makes an ardent plea for the industry to move beyond... Read more >
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How Roger Ailes Turned a Network into a Propaganda Machine
Written by David Brock, Ari Rabin-Havt and Media Matters for America
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $15.00
Based on the meticulous research of the news watchdog organization Media Matters for America, David Brock and Ari Rabin-Havt show how Fox News, under its president Roger Ailes, changed from a right-leaning news network into a partisan advocate for the Republican Party.
The Fox Effect follows the career of Ailes from... Read more >
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How Roger Ailes Turned a Network into a Propaganda Machine
Written by David Brock, Ari Rabin-Havt and Media Matters for America
Read by Bob Dunsworth
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $20.00
Based on the meticulous research of the news watchdog organization Media Matters for America, David Brock and Ari Rabin-Havt show how Fox News, under its president Roger Ailes, changed from a right-leaning news network into a partisan advocate for the Republican Party.
The Fox Effect follows the career of Ailes from... Read more >
