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Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography

Exemplary research, culled from a plenitude of interviews with Hunt’s family, friends, and coworkers, reveals a talented artist with tireless energy, enthusiasm, wit, and personality.
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Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, Revised and Expanded Ed

A fascinating, well-researched discussion of indigenous plants and garden design, including options for Northeastern and Midwestern regions of the United States.
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Happy Days: Images of the Pre-Sixties Past in Seventies America

An intriguing perspective of 1970s American culture and nostalgia. Of interest primarily to history buffs.
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There She Goes Again: Gender, Power, and Knowledge in Contemporary Film and Television Franchises

A thoughtful, scholarly investigation into the complexities of how powerful women are conceptualized and presented in the current media landscape. Eminently suitable for libraries with feminist and women-in-media collections. Likely to be of particular use to those seeking analyses of postfeminist media centered on women protagonists.
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Scratchin’ and Survivin’: Hustle Economics and the Black Sitcoms of Tandem Productions

An excellent resource for media or African American studies scholars who want to delve deeper into how these landmark sitcoms broke barriers for other Black artists.
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Bridge and Tunnel Boys: Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and the Metropolitan Sound of the American Century

Fans will appreciate Cullen’s insight and respect for Springsteen’s and Joel’s music in this highly entertaining book.

Ideal Beauty: The Life and Times of Greta Garbo

Preceded by innumerable contributions to the study of Garbo, including Robert Gottlieb’s Garbo and Robert Dance’s The Savvy Sphinx, this book presents a truly different approach for both lay and academic readers. It expertly offers an understanding of an elusive figure within the context of the film industry.
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Staging a Comeback: Broadway, Hollywood, and the Disney Renaissance

Kunze paints a fascinating picture of how the Walt Disney Company has become an indelible part of the world.
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Mary Climbs In: The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen’s Women Fans

An intelligent and vital look at women in rock audiences. All Springsteen fans will likely enjoy this, but it also deserves serious consideration from general readers interested in studies of popular music, gender, and fandom.
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