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This fascinating audio program includes actual TV commercials for the following: Oscar Mayer Bologna, Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs, Del Monte Corn (Bill Cosby narration), Mounds/Almond Joy Candy Bars, The Six Million Dollar Man promo, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries promo, Triscuits Crackers (with Betty Buckley), Campbell's Noodle-O's Soup, The Captain and Tennille Show promo, Golden Grahams Cereal, The Kodak Instant Camera with a Twist, AT&T Super-Switcher, Happy Days/Fonzie Loves Pinkie promo, McDonald's Fish, Purina Cat Chow, Nescafé Coffees, Carefree Sugarless Gum (with Dena Dietrich)....

Strategies for dealing with difficult personalities. Techniques for avoiding conflicts and advice on resolving disputes.

“An illuminating . . . biography and cultural history” (The New York Times) of Virgil Abloh’s iconic rise to the top of the fashion industry, which embodied a groundbreaking transformation of the relationship between who we are and what we wear. “[Robin Givhan] captures that shift with...

Aparentemente da noite para o dia, o programa de TV mais popular da história da América Latina havia desaparecido de todas as redes a cabo e de streaming, e ninguém sabia o motivo. Seu desaparecimento trouxe à tona questões sobre a história confusa do programa. Nesta série, investigamos os problemas políticos, cômicos e interpessoais do programa, juntamente com a experiência de assistir a um programa que definiu gerações da televisão latino-americana. Separamos a nostalgia dos danos reais causados por Chaves para reformular o que significa amar uma obra de arte complicada.

A deeply researched, invigorating love letter to the beloved brand, its unforgettable female founder, and her then radical, now iconic line of eighteen-inch dolls that surprised and transfixed a nation. Are you a Samantha? A Felicity? An Addy? Dive into the world of American Girl, the franchise...

A reflection on how to listen and pay attention amid the constant noise that saturates our public and private lives. From podcasts sounding through earbuds to talk shows blaring from televisions, from the continuous stream of social media on our phones to doctors’ waiting rooms with pumped-in...

An exciting social history encompassing music, culture, and real estate during the vital, artistically rich, and plain old fun period of the 1980s and ’90s in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill When Nelson George moved into 19 Willoughby Avenue in 1985, he was able to...

From music journalist and cochief content officer at Billboard Jason Lipshutz, a captivating cultural history of the boy band sensation One Direction, featuring exclusive new interviews with their key collaborators. Over 70 million records sold worldwide. Multiple sold-out tours played to...

The world we knew is passing away and nothing will ever be the same again. Welcome to the post-literate society. Books are dying. Across the world the number of people reading is in free fall. Literacy is declining or stagnating in most developed countries. At universities, students are unable...

The Sound America Loved—And the Discipline It ForgotBefore American music filled stadiums, sold records, or powered billion-dollar industries, it was something far more dangerous: a system for survival. The Church of Stolen Sound is not a celebration of genres or a parade of famous names. It is a forensic history of how Black churches built a disciplined technology of sound—call and response, trained emotion, communal timing, and shared authority—and how America learned to extract the power of that sound while discarding the people and structures that made it possible.

An essential history of modern Black cinema, as led by avant-garde filmmaker, director, novelist, composer, and playwright Melvin Van Peebles. Beg Borrow Steal, a title inspired by Black artists’ make-a-way-out-of-no-way ethos, is a stirring and remarkable deep dive into Black independent film...

‘? ? ? ? ?’ Ian Hislop ‘A fun and fascinating look at one of those things we all do’ Jonathan Ross ‘The history of modern life we didn’t know we wanted’ Giles Coren The story of how – and why – the world has come to rely on star ratings for almost everything. The world has come...

What happens when a girl named T and an AI named Sparky start having conversations? This isn’t just an audiobook—it’s an experiment in innovation, humor, and deep thought between human intuition and artificial intelligence. The topics are intentionally diverse, reflecting honest conversations on resilience, authenticity, and the ethics of AI—told through the lens of a digital marketer who values user experience above all. It’s a bold blend of self-reflection and lighthearted fun.

La biografía de una de las leyendas de la delincuencia madrileña de los ochenta, y un retrato espectacular de una época que marcó la historia social y cultural de España. Un viaje al corazón oscuro de los ochenta: violencia, drogas, bandas urbanas y una juventud decidida a vivir sin...

En estas páginas encontrarás desde el opulento Diamante Hope o la terrorífica Muñeca Annabelle hasta el español Sillón del Diablo. Son objetos malditos, y todo lo que necesitan para desatar una ola de desgracia es tu participación… Leerás relatos que tienen lugar a lo largo de muchas...

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025 · A People Best Book of November 2025 · An NPR Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025 A revealing exploration of a quarter century of cultural stagnation, examining the commercial and technological...

An intimate, definitive exploration of Funk, the sound of a generation, that tells its stories, its triumphs and excesses. From 1968 to 1978; from 'Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud' to Off The Wall; from the Third Harlem Cultural Festival to the P-Funk Earth Tour: Funk Is Its Own Reward...

A new collection of poetry from Booker Prize finalist Patricia Lockwood, FINALLY! "A modern word witch." —The New York Times Book Review Many have called Patricia Lockwood a wordsmith, but in the latest iteration of her life, she has become, quite literally, a metalsmith too. Stones, gems...

Do you really choose what you like—or were you trained to like it? Ranch, Sriracha, & the Illusion of Choice is a sharp, provocative cultural investigation into America’s most common condiments—and what they reveal about control, comfort, and manufactured preference. Using ranch dressing, ketchup, mayonnaise, hot sauce, A1, soy sauce, and more as case studies, Kevin L. Whitworth uncovers how modern taste was engineered through convenience culture, industrial food systems, marketing psychology, and childhood conditioning.

A thoughtful glimpse into the childhood of Norma Jeane Mortenson and how it shaped her into the iconic Marilyn Monroe for the 100th anniversary of her birth. At the fragile intersection of myth and memory stands a girl—often eclipsed by the legend she became. The Girl Who Would Be Marilyn...