Synopses & Reviews
Watching a smartly written, well-acted, top-tier TV series is like immersing yourself in a great novel. It's addictive. And more and more people are gobbling up shows in big bites—sometimes bingeing on an entire season in a weekend. From classics like Seinfeld and Twin Peaks, to Breaking Bad and Sherlock, to Denmark's Borgen and France's Les Revenants, here are 100 of the very best, all worth spending hours of time on the couch. In addition to insightful, informative, and spoiler-free overviews of storylines, themes, and characters, you'll get enough recommendations, trivia, and teasers to make you want to catch the shows you haven't yet seen—and revisit the ones you have!
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Kate Moss stands alone in the modeling world: in a three-decade career, she has launched trends and defined styles without ever becoming dated. This remarkable volume celebrates Moss's 40th birthday in a manner worthy of the always-evolving fashionista. Beautiful images and revealing text look back at her life, from grunge pinup and heroin chic to boho icon and skinny rock chick.
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Watching a top-tier TV series is like immersing yourself in a great novel. It's addictive. And more and more people are gobbling up shows in big bites-bingeing on entire seasons at a time. From Twin Peaks to Breaking Bad, here are 100 of the very best, with insightful spoiler-free overviews of storylines, themes, and characters, plus recommendations, trivia, and teasers.
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and#8220;I'll always be Peter Pan in my heart,and#8221; Michael Jackson once said. And like the character he loved so much, Jackson seemed eternally childlike and charismatic, which made his recent death so shocking to his legions of devastated fans. This lavish illustrated biography pays tribute to the superstar, who had been rehearsing for a record-breaking sellout season of shows at London's O2 Arena at the time of his death.
Filled with performance, backstage, and family photos-many never before published-Michael Jackson captures why he was the world's most popular entertainerand#8230;and the true King of Pop.
About the Author
Chris Roberts has written about film and TV for the Guardian, Uncut, Empire, and Total Film, and has interviewed everyone from Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen to 24 star Kiefer Sutherland and Boardwalk Empire's Steve Buscemi. His previous books for Carlton include Scarlett Johansson: Portrait of a Rising Star and Heath Ledger: An Illustrated Biography.