{"product_id":"037540287x","title":"Raised on Radio","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eIn The Late 1920s Radio Exploded Almost Overnight Into Being America's Dominant Entertainment, Just As Television Would Do Twenty-five Years Later. Gerald Nachman, Himself A Product Of The Radio Years - As A Boy He Did His Homework To The Sound Of Jack Benny And Our Miss Brooks - Takes Us Back To The Heyday Of Radio, Bringing To Life The Great Performers And Shows, As Well As The Not-so-great And Not-great-at-all. Nachman Analyzes The Many Genres That Radio Deployed Or Invented, From The Soap Opera To The Sitcom To The Quiz Show, Zooming In To Study Closely Key Performers Like Benny, Bob Hope, And Fred Allen, While Pulling Back To An Overview That Manages To Be Both Comprehensive And Seductively Specific. Radio-free America -- Vaudio -- The Anticomedian -- Nesting Instincts -- Treadmill To Posterity -- Wise Guys Finish First -- Jokes, Inc. -- For Your Listening And Dancing Pleasure -- The Children's Hour -- Saddle Sore -- Valued Families -- No Wasps Need Apply -- We'll Be Back Right After These Words -- A Voice Of Another Color -- Radio Noir -- Cops And Grave Robbers -- Minds Over Matter -- Just Folks -- The Soap Factory -- The Royal Family -- Meet The Press -- Best Seats In The House -- Crunch, Creak, Crash, Whoosh, Wham, And Whoo-oooo -- The Unseen Audience -- We're A Little Late, Folks, So Good Night. Gerald Nachman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [506]-509) And Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumor \u0026amp; Entertainment\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadio\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nachman, Gerald\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pantheon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 535\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780375402876\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pantheon","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":49275451539646,"sku":"037540287X-4","price":7.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61L09LVFStL.jpg?v=1791919853","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/037540287x","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}