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Title: Hearst Over Hollywood by Louis Pizzitola ISBN: 0231116462 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 February, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: Insanely great!
Comment: The author describes himself as a visual artist and amateur film maker. I've got news for him: he's a first rate scholar too. I cannot remember the last time I've read a book on history that was so well presented and so amply documented. If you want to understand how the US came to become a "wag the dog" TV-ocracy and how CNN could morph into a televised version of the National Enquirer, check out this masterpiece. The roots of our present day media sewer can all be traced back to Hearst's turn-of-the-century and-beyond media 'experiments.' This book belongs on the bookshelf - in a featured location - of anyone who is interested in 20th century American history. It's an absolutely stunning work of scholarship, packed with well documented detail, and completely approachable.
Rating: 5
Summary: Prodigious research and packed with information!
Comment: I have never read such a well researched and detailed examination of any topic. There are many Hearst books out there and many books about the innner workings of Hollywood but this book really does have it all.
Rating: 5
Summary: Surprising book
Comment: I just finished this terrific book which I just happened upon (has it been reviewed anywhere?). As a journalist myself (not yellow)I always thought of Hearst as a publisher. This book completely surprised me in the way it builds the case for Hearst as the world's first media mogul. There are great details about Hearst's controlling role in Hollywood and puts Citizen Kane in an entirely new light. Great reading.
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Title: The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst by David Nasaw ISBN: 0618154469 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 06 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Times We Had: Life With William Randolph Hearst by Marion Davies ISBN: 034532739X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Marion Davies; a biography by Fred Lawrence Guiles ISBN: 0070251142 Publisher: McGraw-Hill |
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Title: Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House by Victoria Kastner, Victoria Garagliano, George Plimpton ISBN: 0810934159 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.50 |
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Title: California Babylon: A Guide to Sites of Scandal, Mayhem, and Celluloid in the Golden State by Kristan Lawson, Anneli S. Rufus ISBN: 0312263856 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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