About this title: Flip through the channels at any hour of the day or night, and a television talk show is almost certainly on. Whether it offers late-night entertainment with David Letterman, share-your-pain empathy with Oprah Winfrey, trash talk with Jerry Springer, or intellectual give-and-take with Bill Moyers, the talk show is one of television's most popular and enduring formats, with a history as old as the medium itself. Bernard Timberg here offers a comprehensive history of the first fifty years of television talk, replete with memorable moments from a wide range of classic talk shows, as well as many ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: Fine. Excellent copy with a hint of shelfwear Excellent copy, tight, bright and clean with NO Markings or underlining to text. All items ship from Gig Harbor, Wa within 24 hrs! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: Good. J. Nice paperback. Long diagonal crease on front cover. No spine crease. Light bumping and rubbing. Text is clean, unmarked, tight. read more
Description: Very good. This book is in great shape, FREE PRIORITY MAIL UPGRADE, Very clean inside and out, handled with care, (may contain very slight shelfwear, minor edgewear) DELIVERY CONFIRMATION included, 100% Money Back Guarantee, expedited, international and apo available-olga-9. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: 0292781768. Brand New in publisher's shrinkwrap.; (Texas Film and Media Studies Series); Trade PB; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 416 pp; Bernard Timberg's work on talk shows reminds us all of how intimately we have been connected to this delightfully complicated form of television. It is difficult to imagine America in the twenty-first century without the talk show, and now it is difficult to imagine the talk show without Timberg's rich historical perspective. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Texas Press, Austin, TX
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: As New. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Softcover. With an introduction by Horace Newcomb. As New. Pictorial wraps; 416 pp.; illustrated with b/w photographs. A crisp and clean copy; still in publisher's shrinkwrap. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date Published: 2002-05-15
ISBN-13:9780292781757ISBN:029278175X
Description: Good. EX-LIBRARY copy with usual markings. No dustjacket. First page (ffep) removed. Text unmarked, pages clean & bright, binding tight. Good solid copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date Published: 2002-05-15
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: Like New. Autographed & Inscribed by Bernard M. Timberg and Robert J. Erler! New and in excellent condition (autographed and inscribed, otherwise in mint/pristine condition). Pages are crisp and clean with a tight spine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Texas Press, Austin, TX
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780292781757ISBN:029278175X
Description: Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First Edition. With an introduction by Horace Newcomb. Fine. Hardcover; black cloth; gilt spine titles; no jacket as issued; 416 pp.; illustrated with b/w photographs; a crisp and clean copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Texas Press, Austin
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: New. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 0292781768 Flip through the channels at any hour of the day or night, and a television talk show is almost certainly on. Whether it offers late-night entertainment with David Letterman, share-your-pain empathy with Oprah Winfrey, trash talk with Jerry Springer, or intellectual give-and-take with Bill Moyers, the talk show is one of television's most popular and enduring formats, with a history as old as the medium itself. Bernard Timberg here offers a comprehensive ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: Good. EX-LIBRARY BOOK PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME AND OR INSCRIPTION WRITTEN IN FRONT OF BOOK Clean, nice condition, good reading copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: "university Of Texas Press (May 15, 2002) "
Date Published: 5/15/2002
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: Very Good. 0292781768. This book is in very good condition; hurt stamp on bottom edge. It does have some shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: Good. 0292781768 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Texas
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: pp. 364. Book condition is AS NEW; book is tight and crisp; wraps and manuscript pages are bright; spine is smooth; no markings in text. English. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF TEXAS PR
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
Description: New. "Bernard Timberg's work on talk shows reminds us all of how intimately we have been connected to this delightfully complicated form of television. It is difficult to imagine America in the twenty-first century without the talk show, and now it is dif... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN-13:9780292781764ISBN:0292781768
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