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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present

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Tim Brooks - 1979

AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT–NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in one convenient volume.

It’s a guide you’ll turn to again and again for information on every series ever telecast. There are entries for all the great shows, from evergreens like The Honeymooners, All in the Family, and Happy Days to modern classics like 24, The Office, and Desperate Housewives; all the gripping sci-fi series, from Captain Video and the new Battle Star Galactica to all versions of Star Trek; the popular serials, from Peyton Place and Dallas to Dawson’s Creek and Ugly Betty; the reality show phenomena American Idol, Survivor, and The Amazing Race; and the hits on cable, including The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Top Chef, The Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Project Runway, and SpongeBob SquarePants. This comprehensive guide lists every program alphabetically and includes a complete broadcast history, cast, and engaging plot summary–along with exciting behind-the-scenes stories about the shows and the stars.MORE THAN 500 ALL-NEW LISTINGS from Heroes and Grey’s Anatomy to 30 Rock and Nip/Tuck UPDATES ON CONTINUING SHOWS such as CSI, Gilmore Girls, The Simpsons, and The Real WorldEXTENSIVE CABLE COVERAGE with more than 1,000 entries, including a description of the programming on each major cable networkAND DON’T MISS the exclusive and updated “Ph.D. Trivia Quiz” of 200 questions that will challenge even the most ardent TV fan, plus a streamlined guide to TV-related websites for those who want to be constantly up-to-dateSPECIAL FEATURES!• Annual program schedules at a glance for the past 61 years • Top-rated shows of each season • Emmy Award winners • Longest-running series • Spin-off series • Theme songs • A fascinating history of TV “This is the Guinness Book of World Records . . .the Encyclopedia Britannica of television!”–TV Guide

Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts

Isaac Asimov - 1979

Within the pages of "Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts "are many hours of entertaining and informative reading--little-known facts that will make you exclaim, time and again, "I didn't know that!"Here are some of the intriguing facts you will find in this book: -Emperor Caligula appointed his favorite horse as a consul of Rome.-Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing.-For distances of up to 150 feet, an alligator can outrace a man.-In 1896, two men rowed across the Atlantic.-The number of possible ways of playing just the first four moves on each side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.-Jimmy Carter was the first U.S.

president to be born in a hospital.

Unmentionable Cuisine

Calvin W. Schwabe - 1979

An engaging look at "food prejudices," or why we eat what we eat and why we reject other food sources as unpalatable--with recipes! "This is a unique and engrossing work and, to my mind, an important contribution to the annals of gastronomy.

It will not, of course, appeal to all palates . . . but neither do snails and sweetbreads, brains and other oddments of animals." --Craig Claiborne "I read from cover to cover with huge enjoyment. . . I can recall no other book that has covered the subject of strange foods with quite his flair and authority, and I consider the book required reading for anyone interested in the lore of food." --James Beard

Think Of A Number

Johnny Ball - 1979

Join TV Presenter, Johnny Ball for an incredible number-filled adventure, cracking secret codes and unravelling mazes.Let your child join Johnny Ball on a dazzling maths adventure to infinity and beyond.They'll find out maths isn't just about sums and calculations, but how numbers can take them anywhere!Watch as they learn to test their friends with magic tricks, discover mind-reading techniques and find out about the simple puzzles that stumped the world's brainiest mathematicians for centuries.So if your child thinks maths is boring - help them think again with Johnny Ball!.

Join TV Presenter, Johnny Ball for an incredible number-filled adventure, cracking secret codes and unravelling mazes.Let your child join Johnny Ball on a dazzling maths adventure to infinity and beyond.They'll find out maths isn't just about sums and calculations, but how numbers can take them anywhere!Watch as they learn to test their friends with magic tricks, discover mind-reading techniques and find out about the simple puzzles that stumped the world's brainiest mathematicians for centuries.So if your child thinks maths is boring - help them think again with Johnny Ball!

The Incomplete Book of Failures: The Official Handbook of the Not-Terribly-Good Club

Stephen Pile - 1979

A very funny book ! Pile has gathered here the cream -- or, rather, the glorious dregs -- of the best stories of abominable failure.

Here, for example, is the story of the Most Unsuccessful Tourist, who got off the plane during a refueling stop and spent three days in Los Angeles thinking he was in Rome.