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Historical Dictionary of Old Time Radio

by Jon D. Swartz, Robert C. Reinehr ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
The term Old Time Radio refers to the relatively brief period from 1926, when the National Broadcasting Company first began network broadcasting, until approximately 1960, when television became the dominant communication medium in the United States. During this time, radio was as popular and ubiquitous as television is today. It was amazingly varied in the types of programming it offered; many ... Read more

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The term Old Time Radio refers to the relatively brief period from 1926, when the National Broadcasting Company first began network broadcasting, until approximately 1960, when television became the dominant communication medium in the United States. During this time, radio was as popular and ubiquitous as television is today. It was amazingly varied in the types of programming it offered; many
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How AI is reshaping jobs, regulation, and the American workplaceMy Coworker is a Robot: Navigating the Technology That Could Replace You (Or Earn Your Next Promotion) examines AI's accelerating integration into workplaces, from robotic dentists and automated window washers to fully autonomous assembly lines and driverless delivery vehicles. Written by Jon Swartz, a veteran technology journalist ... Read more

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How AI is reshaping jobs, regulation, and the American workplaceMy Coworker is a Robot: Navigating the Technology That Could Replace You (Or Earn Your Next Promotion) examines AI's accelerating integration into workplaces, from robotic dentists and automated window washers to fully autonomous assembly lines and driverless delivery vehicles. Written by Jon Swartz, a veteran technology journalist
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Ethics in Contact Rhetoric

Communication and the Dance of Bodies and Power

by Jon Radwan, Dale Cyphert, Omar Swartz, Ellen W. Gorsevski ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Contemporary Rhetoric
Ethics in Contact Rhetoric re-orients communication theory by centering touch and de-centering symbolic acts. Inspired by MLK's tradition of nonviolent power, a contact orientation highlights the incarnate and immediate ground of communication ethics. Ethical interactions are defined as bio-relational dances arcing steps of nurture, respect, justice, and too often, violence. Centering humanity's ... Read more

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Ethics in Contact Rhetoric re-orients communication theory by centering touch and de-centering symbolic acts. Inspired by MLK's tradition of nonviolent power, a contact orientation highlights the incarnate and immediate ground of communication ethics. Ethical interactions are defined as bio-relational dances arcing steps of nurture, respect, justice, and too often, violence. Centering humanity's
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Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms

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An essential new guide to navigating the turbulent macroeconomic landscape as you form your strategy.When turmoil hits, executives and investors face notoriously unreliable macroeconomic forecasts, whipsawing data, and contradictory opinions. Are disruptions transient and ephemeral—or permanent and structural? False alarms are costly traps, but so are true structural changes that go undetected. ... Read more

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An essential new guide to navigating the turbulent macroeconomic landscape as you form your strategy.When turmoil hits, executives and investors face notoriously unreliable macroeconomic forecasts, whipsawing data, and contradictory opinions. Are disruptions transient and ephemeral—or permanent and structural? False alarms are costly traps, but so are true structural changes that go undetected.
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The A to Z of Old Time Radio

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**The #1 New York Times bestseller.Over 25 million copies sold!Translated into 60+ languages!Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results**No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny ... Read more

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**The #1 New York Times bestseller.Over 25 million copies sold!Translated into 60+ languages!Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results**No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny
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The Comedians

Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy

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Joe Simon: My Life in Comics

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Movies and TV: The New York Public Library Book of Answers

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If you're a movie or television fan - how many of these questions can you answer?What was the last picture show in The Last Picture Show?Where was the stagecoach headed in Stagecoach?What was the name of the dinosaur bone in Bringing Up Baby?What did Gomer Pyle do before he entered the Marines?Who played Gentle Ben?Like The Book of Answers, this book answers hundreds of questions i... ... Read more

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If you're a movie or television fan - how many of these questions can you answer?What was the last picture show in The Last Picture Show?Where was the stagecoach headed in Stagecoach?What was the name of the dinosaur bone in Bringing Up Baby?What did Gomer Pyle do before he entered the Marines?Who played Gentle Ben?Like The Book of Answers, this book answers hundreds of questions i...
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The Platinum Age of Television

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Television today is better than ever. From The Sopranos to Breaking Bad, Sex and the City to Girls, and Modern Family to Louie, never has so much quality programming dominated our screens. Exploring how we got here, acclaimed TV critic David Bianculli traces the evolution of the classic TV genres, among them the sitcom, the crime show, the miniseries, the soap opera, the Western, the animated ... Read more

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When Television Was Young

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Guaranteed to keep you up long after prime time, The Box re-creates the old-time TV years through more than three hundred interviews with those who invented, manufactured, advertised, produced, directed, wrote, and acted in them. Their reminiscences are intertwined with a chronological narrative that tells the technological, business, and entertainment stories—from pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, ... Read more

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