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Film, Television, & Performing Arts
Books are listed by author's surname.
Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli
by
Steve Alpert
ISBN: 9781611720600
Publication Date: 2020
Hitchcock and the Censors
by
John Billheimer
ISBN: 9780813177427
Publication Date: 2019
The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism
by
Peter Biskind
ISBN: 9781620974292
Publication Date: 2018
TV
by
Susan Bordo
ISBN: 9781501362521
Publication Date: 2021
Lost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy
by
Desirina Boskovich
ISBN: 9781419734656
Publication Date: 2019
The Little Book of Bridgerton: The Regency World of Bridgerton Laid Bare
by
Charlotte Browne
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781681888323
Publication Date: 2021
Conversations with Mark Frost: Twin Peaks, Hill Street Blues, and the Education of a Writer
by
David Bushman; Mark Frost
ISBN: 9781949024104
Publication Date: 2020
100 Things Star Wars Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die
by
Dan Casey
ISBN: 9781629371641
Publication Date: 2015
The Good Place and Philosophy
by
Kimberly S. Engels (Editor)
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781119633297
Publication Date: 2020
Welcome to the Rebellion: A New Hope In Radical Politics
by
Michael Harris
ISBN: 9781789043679
Publication Date: 2020
Our Hero: Superman on Earth
by
Tom De Haven
ISBN: 9780300118179
Publication Date: 2010
A Short History of Film, Third Edition
by
Wheeler Winston Dixon; Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
ISBN: 9780813595139
Publication Date: 2018
Stepping Through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology And The Military In Stargate SG-1
by
P. N. Elrod & Roxanne Conrad (Editors)
ISBN: 9781932100327
Publication Date: 2015
How to Survive a Human Attack: A Guide for Werewolves, Mummies, Cyborgs, Ghosts, Nuclear Mutants, and Other Movie Monsters
by
K. E. Flann
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780762472543
Publication Date: 2021
The Trouble with Tribbles: The Story Behind Star Trek's Most Popular Episode
by
David Gerrold
ISBN: 9781939529565
Publication Date: 2014
The World of Star Trek
by
David Gerrold
ISBN: 9781939529572
Publication Date: 2014
True Detective and Philosophy: A Deeper Kind of Darkness
by
Jacob Graham & Tom Sparrow (Editors)
ISBN: 9781119280781
Publication Date: 2017
Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television
by
Heather Greene
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780738768809
Publication Date: 2021
American Horror Story and Philosophy: Life Is but a Nightmare
by
Richard Greene & Rachel Robison-Greene (Editors)
ISBN: 9780812699722
Publication Date: 2017
Spoiler Alert!: (It's a Book About the Philosophy of Spoilers)
by
Richard Greene
ISBN: 9780812694697
Publication Date: 2019
Twin Peaks and Philosophy: That's Damn Fine Philosophy!
by
Richard Greene & Rachel Robison-Greene (Editors)
ISBN: 9780812699814
Publication Date: 2018
Westworld and Philosophy: Mind Equals Blown
by
Richard Greene; Joshua Heter (Editors)
ISBN: 9780812699913
Publication Date: 2018
Monsters of the Week The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files
by
Zack Handlen; Emily Todd VanDerWerff
ISBN: 9781419732478
Publication Date: 2018
Better Call Saul and Philosophy
by
Joshua Heter; Brett Coppenger (Editors)
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781637700273
Publication Date: 2022
The Space Hero's Guide to Glory: How to Get Off Your Podunk Planet and Master the Final Frontier
by
Phil Hornshaw; Nick Hurwitch
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781492603009
Publication Date: 2015
Television Finales: From Howdy Doody to Girls
by
Douglas L. Howard; David Bianculli (Editors)
ISBN: 9780815611059
Publication Date: 2018
The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family
by
Ron Howard; Clint Howard
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780063065260
Publication Date: 2021
Why Wakanda Matters: What Black Panther Reveals About Psychology, Identity, and Communication
by
Sheena C. Howard (Editor)
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781950665419
Publication Date: 2021
Outer Limits: The Filmgoers’ Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films
by
Howard Hughes
ISBN: 9781780761664
Publication Date: 2014
Play All: A Bingewatcher's Notebook
by
Clive James
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780300224573
Publication Date: 2020
The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie
by
James King
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781635765830
Publication Date: 2020
The Physics of Star Trek
by
Lawrence M. Krauss
ISBN: 9780465002047
Publication Date: 2007
Race in American Television: Voices and Visions That Shaped a Nation
by
David J. Leonard (Editor); Stephanie Troutman (Editor)
ISBN: 9781440843051
Publication Date: 2021
We Now Disrupt This Broadcast
by
Amanda D. Lotz
ISBN: 9780262037679
Publication Date: 2018
Hollywood's Dark History: Silver Screen Scandals
by
Matt MacNabb
Call Number: EBSCO eBooks
ISBN: 9781526740748
Publication Date: 2019
The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women
by
Alicia Malone
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781633538375
Publication Date: 2018
Nineties to Now: The Evolution of American Popular Culture
by
Matthew McKeever
ISBN: 9781476682068
Publication Date: 2021
Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News
by
Lisa Napoli
ISBN: 9781419743061
Publication Date: 2020
She Found It at the Movies: Women Writers on Sex, Desire and Cinema
by
Christina Newline (Ed.)
ISBN: 9781912157181
Publication Date: 2020
I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution
by
Emily Nussbaum
ISBN: 9780525508960
Publication Date: 2019
Avengers Infinity Saga and Philosophy
by
Heather L. Rivera; Robert Arp (Editors)
Call Number: EBSCO
ISBN: 9780812694871
Publication Date: 2020
The 30 Rock Book: Inside the Iconic Show, From Blerg to EGOT
by
Mike Roe
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781647001094
Publication Date: 2021
Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America's Past
by
Renee C. Romano & Claire Bond Potter (Editors)
ISBN: 9780813590301
Publication Date: 2018
Mastering Stand-Up: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian
by
Stephen Rosenfield
ISBN: 9781613736920
Publication Date: 2017
Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen
by
Samantha N. Sheppard
ISBN: 9780520973855
Publication Date: 2020
Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game
by
Oliver Stone
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780358346234
Publication Date: 2020
Hamilton and the Law: Reading Today's Most Contentious Legal Issues Through the Hit Musical
by
Lisa A. Tucker (Editor)
Call Number: EBSCO
ISBN: 9781501752216
Publication Date: 2020
Makeup Man: From Rocky to Star Trek, The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore
by
Michael Westmore; Jake Page
ISBN: 9781630761905
Publication Date: 2017
Let's Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste
by
Carl Wilson
ISBN: 9781441166777
Publication Date: 2014
Rise: A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now
by
Jeff Yang; Phil Yu; Philip Wang
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9780358525882
Publication Date: 2022
Schoolhouse Rock!: The Updated Official Guide
by
Tom Yohe; George Newall
Call Number: OverDrive
ISBN: 9781368077743
Publication Date: 2023
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