Featuring a complete listing of every series that has run on network, syndicated, and public television from 1948 to the present, this new edition now boasts listings for more than 5,400 daytime and prime-time series on the three major networks, plus Fox, UPN, WB, NET/PBS, Du Mont, syndicated shows, and more cable series than ever. Also included are a list of more than 1,000 noteworthy specials, from made-for-TV movies to variety shows to news specials; prime-time schedules for every season; Emmy and Peabody Award winners; Nielsen's Top 20, season by season; and an index of more than 19,000 TV personalities, on and off the screen.

    Mythology is the study of the imaginative traditions through which humans attempt to understand and control the world about them.This comprehensive and accessible survey of the world's principal myths, the result of extensive research, shows how each story relates to the social patterns and religious beliefs of the time and place to which it belongs.Includes over 400 color and black & white illustrations.

    . .and same day of death!Coincidences--What are they? Why do they happen? Are they accidents, luck or unseen forces at work? Find out about events that "just seem to happen"--the mysterious voices, sudden impulses, or prophetic dreams that sometimes make the difference between life and death.

    A guide to being sick, including how to get the most sympathy, things to do, and how to know when to go back to school.