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  True Lies - The Art of Reality...

  Calum Marsh

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  A provocative, eye-opening look at a genre long dismissed as trash television. Featuring interviews with dozens of reality hosts and stars, including Jeff Probst and Gordon Ramsay, and with insights into its history, production, and ethics, True Lies will change the way you look at reality television forever. 
  		 
  When Survivor premiered on CBS in the early summer of 2000, it seemed like a cut-and-dry novelty: interesting, and immensely popular, but almost certainly doomed to be short-lived.
  		 
  It’s not just that Survivor is still, 25 years later, on the air, pulling in huge ratings across its now 50 seasons. Reality television has transitioned from a widely derided flash in the pan to a fully legitimized medium enjoyed by millions of households across a huge variety of formats. From the observational drama of Keeping Up with the Kardashians to competitive cooking shows like Top Chef and Hell’s Kitchen, it’s clear that reality isn’t going anywhere — it’s even made the leap to streaming, with shows like Love Is Blind proving that reality is here to stay.
  		 
  True Lies: The Art of Reality Television, from New York Times reporter Calum Marsh, is about the history, the present, and the future of reality television — what it means, how it happened, and where it’s taking us. Featuring revealing long-form interviews with the stars, producers, and hosts of some of the most popular reality shows, including Jeff Probst and Gordon Ramsay, as well as deep writing on reality TV’s psychological and sociological dimensions, this book takes a hard look at a much-maligned genre from its origins in scientific experimentation to its decades-long evolution into what it is today. From the game show cheating scandals of the 1960s to the phenomena of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Survivor, from network hits like The Amazing Race and Big Brother to modern streaming classics like Chef’s Table and Last One Laughing, True Lies is a comprehensive study of the format that leaves no stone unturned.

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  A Classic Interview with Opera...

  Maria Callas

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  Maria Callas, born Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos (December 2, 1923 to September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini, and further to the works of Verdi, Pucciniand Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina ("The Divine One"). The following recordings are from 1959 and 1962 TV interviews.

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  Stars of the Silent Film Era

  Editors Charles River

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  Only a select few actors become international stars in their time, but none had as unique a career as Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin was the first true film star, and he managed to do so even when films were still silent. He has been honored with too many awards to count, and the fact that his name remains instantly recognizable nearly a century after his first film is a testament to his influence.  
  In the 1920s, the burgeoning movie industry was starting to come into its own, and alongside actor and director Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton was at the peak of Hollywood. It’s no surprise that Keaton was so effective in silent films, because he had been practicing comedy in his family’s vaudeville acts as “The Little Boy Who Can’t Be Damaged”, becoming a popular performer by the age of 5. Indeed, his physical form of comedy, which initially involved having his father throwing him around the stage, translated well onto the screen, and some of his slapstick and other comic gags remain legendary even today. 
  Everything about Rudolph Valentino, from his body to the characters he played, was exotic. His career may have been abbreviated by his premature death at the age of 31, but Valentino popularized the (somewhat racist) stereotype of the “Latin lover” in Hollywood, and even his name was markedly more out of the ordinary than those of other actors.  
  Of all the great movie stars, there may be none more enigmatic than Greta Garbo, who remains internationally famous despite the fact her life and career raise more questions than answers. How did a Swedish actress with very little film acting experience in her native land arrive in the United States and achieve instant stardom? Most actresses had to wait years before they were offered starring roles in major films, yet Garbo was ushered to the front of the line and perched atop the MGM pantheon at a time in which it was the studio par excellence. 

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  Drama Queen: The Audio Drama -...

  Suchitra Krishnamoorthi

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  Based on the bestselling novel Drama Queen by Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Drama Queen: The Audio Drama is an audio adaptation of the stage play inspired by the novel, first performed in September 2016. 
   
  Featuring a stellar cast of some of India’s finest actors, including Sujata Kumar, Arif Zakaria, Suchitra Pillai and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, with guest appearances by Karan Johar, Ram Gopal Varma and some other delicious Bollywood folk. 
   
  With original music written and composed by Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Drama Queen follows one woman’s bizarre roller-coaster journey in search of true love, while dealing with pushy girlfriends, an Amma who won’t take no for an answer, horny canines, and suitors who are just terribly unsuitable. 
   
  Funny, candid and irreverent, this full-cast audio drama brings the madness, music and mayhem of Drama Queen straight to your ears. 
   
  So bizarre, it’s gotta be true.

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  Radium Revelations Uncovered -...

  Asher Wrenfield

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  Radium Revelations Uncovered 
  A Simplified Guide to Inspiring Resilience Through Devastating Circumstances 
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  Abundance in the Bush - 52...

  Linda Watt

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  Here in 52 rural devotions  you will find seasoned drovers  cattle herds  stock horses  working dogs  swagmen  rodeo riders  cattle duffers  timber fellers  fences and floods. You can almost smell sweaty saddle blankets and branding fires  as author and ringer  Linda Watt  relates fair dinkum faith in Jesus Christ to daily adventures in the Aussie bush. This devotional is for every country-hearted person  young or old  whether you were weaned on fencing wire or live hobbled to the Big Smoke. (Included is a glossary to explain some of that down-to-earth Aussie strine). Roll out your swag  boil the billy  pull up a log  and discover how the bush offers lessons richer than can be found in any classroom.

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