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Life Itself: A Memoir
Life Itself: A Memoir
by Roger Ebert
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Roger Ebert is the best-known film critic of our time. He has been reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer Prize. He has appeared on television for four decades, including twenty-three... (read more)

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Star Trek Vault: 40 Years from the Archives
Star Trek Vault: 40 Years from the Archives
by Scott Tipton
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Star Trek Vault charts the remarkable history of the world's most popular science fiction series, examining the franchise's first 40 years. Covering all six Star Trek television series and the ten original feature films, the book highlights the far... (read more)

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Firefly, Volume 1: The Official Companion
Firefly, Volume 1: The Official Companion
by Joss Whedon
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Before the smash hit movie Serenity came Firefly, the cult TV series which started it all and became a DVD phenomenon, selling almost half a million copies.Set 500 years in the future, Firefly centres around Mal Reynolds, captain of the ship-for-hire... (read more)

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The Doctors Who's Who: The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord
The Doctors Who's Who: The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord
by Craig Cabell
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Updated from the hardcover, this book provides detailed biographies of the 11 actors who have played the Time Lord, including the latest, Matt Smith Doctor Who is the world's longest-running science fiction television series, and the role of the... (read more)

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Who Is the Doctor: The Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who-The New Series
Who Is the Doctor: The Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who-The New Series
by Graeme Burk
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Penned by the authors of the famed sci-fi series fanzine collections, this entertaining combination of episode guides and essays is a must-have for all Doctor Who aficionados. The handbook explores all facets of the six most recent seasons, providing an... (read more)

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Why We Watch: Killing the Gilligan Within
Why We Watch: Killing the Gilligan Within
by Will Miller
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"I believe the American television rerun is the path to personal peace." -- Dr. Will Miller What did ten years of watching Scooby Doo do to your psyche? Are you psychologically sick if you liked Cindy better than Marcia on The Brady Bunch? What does... (read more)

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Never Coming To a Theater Near You
Never Coming To a Theater Near You
by Kenneth Turan
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It is in the nature of today's movie business that while Hollywood blockbusters invade every megaplex, smaller, quality films often don't get screen time. Fans of finer films have to count on catching up with them on video and DVD, but even the most hard-... (read more)

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The Definitive Star Trek Trivia Book, Volume II
The Definitive Star Trek Trivia Book, Volume II
by Jill Sherwin
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By popular demand...a second book of Star Trek; trivia questions from the greatest science fiction phenomenon of all time The Definitive Star Trek Trivia Book, Volume II contains more than two thousand new questions, quizzes, and brainteasers on topics... (read more)

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Barnabas & Company: The Cast of the TV Classic Dark Shadows
Barnabas & Company: The Cast of the TV Classic Dark Shadows
by Craig Hamrick
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Over 40 years ago, millions of kids ran home from school every day to catch the adventures of vampire Barnabas Collins and his family of werewolves, witches and other creatures. Dark Shadows remains one of the most popular cult TV shows of all time... (read more)

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Goodnight, John Boy: A Celebration of an American Family and the Values That Have Sustained Us Through Good Times and Bad
Goodnight, John Boy: A Celebration of an American Family and the Values That Have Sustained Us Through Good Times and Bad
by Earl Hamner
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For eight wonderful years The Waltons, the story of a family living in the foothills of Virginia@s Blue Ridge Mountains during the Depression, entertained America and the world. Yet this television show was more than entertaining. Each episode combined... (read more)

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Star Trek: The Original Series 365
Star Trek: The Original Series 365
by Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann
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Whether you enjoy Star Trek as a guilty pleasure or you genuinely embrace it as the pinnacle of sci-fi radness, you'll love this book! Beam it up and you'll spend an entire year boldly making bad puns.... (read more)

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Simpsons World the Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20
Simpsons World the Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20
by Matt Groening
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Look what you get in this cromulent compendium! Comprehensive episode synopses for 20 seasons of Simpsons, including 128 new gut-busting episodes never before covered! Stuff you may have missed! More screen shots than ever before! Over four hundred... (read more)

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My Year of Flops: The A.V. Club Presents One Man's Journey Deep Into the Heart of Cinematic Failure
My Year of Flops: The A.V. Club Presents One Man's Journey Deep Into the Heart of Cinematic Failure
by Nathan Rabin
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In 2007, Nathan Rabin set out to provide a revisionist look at the history of cinematic failure on a weekly basis. What began as a solitary ramble through the nooks and crannies of pop culture evolved into a way of life. My Year Of Flops collects dozens... (read more)

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Firefly, Volume 2: The Official Companion
Firefly, Volume 2: The Official Companion
by Joss Whedon
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Before the smash hit movie Serenity came Firefly, the cult TV series which started it all and became a DVD phenomenon, selling almost half a million copies. Set 500 years in the future, Firefly centres around Mal Reynolds, captain of the ship-for-hire... (read more)

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Nip/Tuck: Television That Gets Under Your Skin (Reading Contemporary Television)
Nip/Tuck: Television That Gets Under Your Skin (Reading Contemporary Television)
by Roz (edt) Kaveney
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Promoted as a "disturbingly perfect" and "deeply shallow" television show and created by the mind behind Glee, Ryan Murphy, Nip/Tuck has been among the most popular and controversial shows on television. The misadventures and soap opera-esque... (read more)

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Doctor Who: The Episode Guide (Pocket Essentials)
Doctor Who: The Episode Guide (Pocket Essentials)
by Mark Campbell
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A successful new Who series has introduced a whole new generation to the joys of the beloved show, and this updated guide covers the more than 700 episodes and 10 different actors who have inhabited the role of the Doctor From humble... (read more)

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Skins A-Z
Skins A-Z
by Kate Molloy
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The lowdown on the critically acclaimed, gritty teen show  A is for awards—this hit teen drama has won a host of media awards, including the Philips Audience Award at the BAFTAs. B is for Bristol—Skins is filmed almost... (read more)

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Afterglow: A Last Conversation with Pauline Kael
Afterglow: A Last Conversation with Pauline Kael
by Francis Davis
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On the first anniversary of her death, a deliciously far-ranging conversation about the movies and more with the most influential film critic of our time — Pauline Kael. Who else but Pauline Kael would have said: "It's not fun writing about bad... (read more)

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Warning Shadows: Home Alone with Classic Cinema
Warning Shadows: Home Alone with Classic Cinema
by Gary Giddins
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In his illuminating new work, Gary Giddins explores the evolution of film, from the first moving pictures and peepshows to the digital era of DVDs and online video-streaming. New technologies have changed our experience of cinema forever; we have peeled... (read more)

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Rule of Thumb: Ebert at the Movies
Rule of Thumb: Ebert at the Movies
by Todd Rendleman
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With a critical eye that mirrors his subject s, Todd Rendleman explores the values, temperament, character, and style that have made Roger Ebert the most trusted and influential film critic in America. Introducing the one critic whom so many moviegoers... (read more)

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