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The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan

Beginning in the 1970s, the public has turned to the media for information and guidance in selecting their presidents. Television has become the primary means of getting to know the issues and candidates. This monograph examines the mediazation of the U.S. presidency, as exemplified by President Reagan`s role as the great communicator. Specifically, Denton analyzes the use of television as an instrument of image-making and governing, the role of the media in contemporary politics, the impact of television on presidential politics, and the future of the presidency in the age of television.

A Practical Guide to Television Sound Engineering

Television audio engineering is like any other business you learn on the job--but more and more the industry is relying on a freelance economy. The mentor is becoming a thing of the past. A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TELEVISION SOUND ENGINEERING is a cross training reference guide to industry technicians and engineers of all levels.
Packed with photographs, case studies, and experience from an Emmy-winning author, this book is a must-have industry tool.
* Author has won multiple Emmys and been the sound designer for the past three Olympics!
* Readers learn audio engineering for television from end-to end sports, comedy, drama, music, and news
* Packed with demonstrative photos and real world examples from an international production community
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Genre and Television

Genre and Television proposes a new understanding of television genres as cultural categories, offering a set of in-depth historical and critical examinations to explore five key aspects of television genre: history, industry, audience, text, and genre mixing. Drawing on well-known television programs from dragnet to The Simpsons, this book provides a new model of genre historiography and illustrates how genres are at work within nearly every facet of television-from policy decisions to production techniques to audience practices. Ultimately, the book argues that through analyzing how television genre operates as a cultural practice, we can better comprehend how television actively shapes our social world.
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Beginner's Guide to Gardening

Starting up a new garden becomes easy with the help of a novice`s guide to planting, with complete explanations on technique and plenty of helpful hints that create an essential guide to planting every kind of flower, tree, fruit, or vegetable.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Food Chain

The official guidebook to the hit television series, this book contains everything from a comprehensive episode guide to trivia questions, cast and character profiles, and even a guide to Buffy-speak.
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Women, Television And Everyday Life

Korea is currently witnessing huge social change with unprecedented divorce rates and the disintegration of the traditional family system. Fusing audience research and ethnography, Women, Television and Everyday Life in Korea
presents a compelling account of women`s changing lives and identities in relation to the impact of the most popular media culture in everyday life-television. Within the historically-specific social conditions of Korean modernization Kim analyses how Korean women of varying age and class groups cope with the new environment of changing economical structures and social relations. The central arguments presented revolve around the revelatory and self-reflexive nature of TV talk and its function as a form of empowerment. The book argues that television is an important resource for women, stimulating them to research their own lives and identities. Kim reveals Korean women as creative, energetic, and critical audiences in their responses to evolving modernity... Women, Television And Everyday Life
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Mood Television (DVD)

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Kangaroo Jack/Richie Rich (DVD)

Prepare to be entertained by this comedic double-feature, which includes: KANGAROO JACK: A lifelong friendship takes an unexpected turn when Charlie (Jerry O'Connell) and Louis (Anthony Anderson) attempt to off-load a truck full of stolen televisions into a New York City warehouse. On arrival they realize the warehouse belongs to Charlie's stepfather, the notorious crime boss Sal Maggio (Christopher Walken). To make matters worse, they've inadvertently lead the police there, and have to make a quick... The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan
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What's Happening: A Book of Explanations by Patricia Relf, ISBN 1572558075

Provides step-by-step descriptions and color illustrations to describe how everyday objects work, including cars, televisions, and planes. What's Happening: A Book of Explanations by Patricia Relf, ISBN 1572558075 The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan
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The Best in Tent Camping: Virginia, 2nd: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos

If you subscribe to the opinion that Japanese lanterns, televisions, and electric guitars are not essential camping equipment, then The Best in Tent Camping: Virginia should be your constant outdoor companion.
From the storied coastline to the mountains of Shenandoah, camping in the Old Dominion has never been better. The Best in Tent Camping: Virginia is a guidebook for tent campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsites. It's the perfect resource if you blanch at the thought of pitching... The Best in Tent Camping: Virginia, 2nd: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos
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Memories of My Father Watching TV

Curtis White's new novel has as its protagonists television shows, around whom the personalities of family members are shaped. The shows have a life of their own and become the arena of shared experience. And in Curtis White's hands, they become a son's projections of what he wants for himself and his father through characters in Combat, Highway Patrol, Bonanza, and other televisions shows from the 1950s and 1960s. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved. The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan
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