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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * One of Esquire's Best Celebrity Memoirs of All Time An intimate, behind-the-scenes, richly illustrated celebration of beloved The Office co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinseys friendship, and an insid...

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Meet the Murdochs and the disastrously dysfunctional family of Fox News. Until recently, they formed the most powerful media and political force in America. Now their empire is cracking up and crashing down. In his irresistible trilogy on the chao...

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Unik memoarbok, Public Service i 50 år Det är 50 år sedan Staffan Lindeborg debuterade 18 år gammal i Sveriges Radio. Samma år - 1969 - startade Lars-Gunnar Björklund succén Tipsextra i TV. Tio år senare lockade Björklund smålänningen till televis...

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This volume addresses the relationship between irony and popular culture and the role of the consumer in determining and disseminating meaning. Arguing that in a cultural climate largely characterised by fractious communications and perilous lingu...

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Fear is one of the most primal emotions, and one of the hardest to reason with and dispel. So why do we scare ourselves? Delving into the darkest corners of horror literature, films, and plays, Darryl Jones explores its monsters and its psychologi...

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  Att höra klockorna ringa in helgen på lördagskvällen är en tradition som berör oss i själen. Kanske är det den kraftiga klockklangen som på sitt ålderdomliga, analoga sätt får oss att förstå budskapet som generationer lyssnat till i långa t...

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Do you think the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, with its crazy props, even crazier dancers and crazier still songs has nothing to do with serious European politics? Think again. The contest has been a mirror for cultural, social and politic...

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'All men must die': or 'Valar Morghulis', as the traditional Essos greeting is rendered in High Valyrian. And die they do - in prodigious numbers; in imaginatively varied and gruesome ways; and often in terror within the viciously unpredictable wo...

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Trots att sjukvård, miljö och utbildning låg högt på väljarnas dagordning inför valrörelsen 2022 riktades mediernas uppmärksamhet mot andra frågor. Istället fick brott och straff, ekonomi samt energifrågorna allra mest uppmärksamhet och fick tills...

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Architectural solutions & designs to optimize the spaces in your home without spending a fortune. Architect Laura Jane Clark, from the BBC and Netflix smash-hit series Your Home Made Perfect, has spent over 15 years designing, remodelling, and...

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All is not well in the beautiful county of Midsomer. On the eve of its first Villages In Bloom competition, a man lies dead, smelling of damson jam. Who could have done it? Well, that's where you come in. Step into the shoes of Midsomer CID&a...

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'You never knew what you were going to be confronted with when you went on Later...' Nick Cave'Later... is a voyage of discovery for us as well as the viewers' Dave GrohlDave Grohl and Alicia Keys loved it, Bjork treasured it, Ed Sheeran's life wa...

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This book is timely, being produced in a timespan where the first generation of Windrush era arrivals are now in their late 70s and older, a generation which are sadly decreasing. This is an engaging and accessible read, using the house as the fra...

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Reality TV has changed television and changed reality, even if we are not among the millions who watch. Written for a broad audience, this accessible overview addresses questions such as: How real is reality TV? How do its programs represent gende...

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An international team of experts explores how streaming services are disrupting traditional storytelling. The rise of streaming has dramatically transformed how audiences consume media. Over the last decade, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) ser...

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First published in 1971, How to Read Donald Duck shocked readers by revealing how capitalist ideology operates in our most beloved cartoons. Having survived bonfires, impounding and being dumped into the ocean by the Chilean army, this controversi...

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As seen on TV - DEXTER: NEW BLOOD - major new drama'A macabre tour-de-force' NEW YORK TIMESDexter Morgan isn't exactly the kind of man you'd bring home to your mum. At heart, he's the perfect gentleman: he has a shy girlfriend, and seems to lead a...

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- Seeks to bridge the divide between scholarly work on critical aesthetics vs. audience expectations in relation to film and television studies. - Draws on a comprehensive and original data-set from a national survey that examined audience percept...

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You never knew what you were going to be confronted with when you went on Later Nick Cave Later is a voyage of discovery for us as well as the viewers Dave Grohl Dave Grohl and Alicia Keys loved it, Bjrk treasured it, Ed Sheerans life was changed ...

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You never knew what you were going to be confronted with when you went on Later Nick Cave Later is a voyage of discovery for us as well as the viewers Dave Grohl Dave Grohl and Alicia Keys loved it, Bjrk treasured it, Ed Sheerans life was changed ...

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A deliciously irreverent and humorous insiders account of 25 years working at the very top of British political television A delicious read Emily Maitlis 'Very funny Steve Coogan Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me? a question famously aske...

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A deliciously irreverent and humorous insider account of 25 years working at the very top of British political television'A delicious read' - Emily Maitlis 'Very funny' - Steve CooganWhy Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me? - a question famously ask...

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A deliciously irreverent and humorous insider account of 25 years working at the very top of British political television?A delicious read? ? Emily Maitlis ''Very funny? ? Steve CooganWhy Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me? ? a question famously as...

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Dive into this fun and entertaining quiz book from the UKs biggest Black British pub quiz! Get your thinking caps on because its time to test your knowledge on all things Black and British, with rounds on everything from music, sport, history and ...

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Dive into this fun and entertaining quiz book from the UK's biggest Black British pub quiz! Get your thinking caps on because it's time to test your knowledge on all things Black and British, with rounds on everything from music, sport, history an...

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The hotly anticipated book from one of the all-time pop-culture greats (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams. Julia Fox is famous for many things: her captivat...

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The hotly anticipated book from 'one of the all-time pop-culture greats' (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.

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And Finally... is a compilation of heart-warming stories, the ones at the end of the news which help take the edge off the previous 25 minutes of murder and mayhem. Has there ever been a better time for a good news book; a dip-in, dip-out book of ...

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The inside story of the making of Mean Girls and our enduring 20-year obsession with it Released in 2004, iconic teen comedy Mean Girls remains as relevant now as ever. But what made an adaptation of a parenting guide by SNL writer Tina Fey so suc...

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