Sitcom : a history in 24 episodes from I love Lucy to Community by Austerlitz, Saul

Table of Contents: “…Sharon Stone show -- Friends : The one with the embryos -- Sex and the city : My motherboard, my self -- Freaks and geeks : Dead dogs and gym teachers -- Curb your enthusiasm : Seinfeld -- Arrested development : S.O.B.s -- The office : Casino night -- 30 Rock : Rosemary's baby -- Community : Modern warfare.…”
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Bossypants by Fey, Tina, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…-- That's Don Fey -- Climbing Old Rag Mountain -- Young Men's Christian Association -- The Windy City, full of meat -- My honeymoon, or, A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again either -- The secrets of Mommy's beauty -- Remembrances of being very very skinny -- Remembrances of being a little bit fat -- A childhood dream, realized -- Peeing in jars with boys -- I don't care if you like it -- Amazing, gorgeous, not like that -- Dear Internet -- 30 Rock : an experiment to confuse your grandparents -- Sarah, Oprah, and Captain Hook -- There's a drunk midget in my house -- A celebrity's guide to celebrating the birth of Jesus -- Juggle this -- The mother's prayer for its daughter -- What turning forty means to me -- What should I do with my last five minutes?…”

Play all : a bingewatcher's notebook by James, Clive

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A companion to television

Table of Contents: “…Real and William M. Kunz -- 30 Rock and the Satirical Representation of the Television Industry / Lauren Bratslavsky -- Nothing New Under the Sun: The Re-Implementation of 80s Sitcom Tropes in NBC's This is Us / Novotny Lawrence -- Children and Television: A Special Audience for a Special Medium / Dafna Lemish -- A Political Economic Approach / Eileen Meehan -- Women's Reception of Television / Andrea Press and Sarah Johnson -- Television as a Moving Aesthetic: In Search of the Ultimate Aesthetic: The Self / Julianne Newton -- International Case Studies -- Television in Latin America: Stages of Transition / John Sinclair -- Change and Transformation in South African Television / Ruth Teer-Tomaselli -- Television in the Middle East / Joe Kahlil -- Television in China: History, Political Economy and Ideology / Yuezhi Zhao and Guo Zhenzhi.…”
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Time in television narrative : exploring temporality in twenty-first century programming

Table of Contents: “…Making sense of the future: narrative destabilization in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse / Casey J. McCormick -- Why 30 Rock rocks and The Office needs some work: the role of time/space in contemporary TV sitcoms / Colin Irvine -- Change the structure, change the story: How I met your mother and the reformulation of the television romance / Molly Brost -- Like sands through the half-hourglass: Nurse Jackie and temporal disruption / Janani Subramanian -- The television musical: Glee's new directions / Jack Harrison -- Playing outside of the box: the role time plays in fan fiction, online communities, and audience studies. …”
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The Book of Business Awesome / How Engaging Your Customers and Employees Can Make Your Business Thrive/The Cost of Not Listening, Engaging, or Being Great at What You Do. by Stratten, Scott

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 27 Peripheral ReferralsChapter 28 7 Dollars and an iROI, Lessons in Social Return on Investment; Chapter 29 30 Tips for Speakers; Chapter 30 Rocking a Panel; Chapter 31 Shedding Some Social Pounds; Chapter 32 You Don't Need the Man If You Are the Man: Why I Love Louis CK; Chapter 33 The Hall of Fame; Chapter 34 Mr. …”
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