Cat Whiskers and Talking Furniture

Cat Whiskers and Talking Furniture
Author: John Rayburn
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2008
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786436972

Having been in the business for nearly two-thirds of official broadcasting history, long-time broadcaster John Rayburn relies on his extensive experience to give this unique, first-hand account of several historic events and developments in broadcasting history.

Radio After the Golden Age

Radio After the Golden Age
Author: Jim Cox
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2013-09-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786474343

What became of radio after its Golden Age ended about 1960? Not long ago Arbitron found that almost 93 percent of Americans age 12 and older are regular radio listeners, a higher percentage than those turning to television, magazines, newspapers, or the Internet. But the sounds they hear now barely resemble those of radio's heyday when it had little competition as a mass entertainment and information source. Much has transpired in the past fifty-plus years: a proliferation of disc jockeys, narrowcasting, the FM band, satellites, automation, talk, ethnicity, media empires, Internet streaming and gadgets galore... Deregulation, payola, HD radio, pirate radio, the fall of transcontinental networks, the rise of local stations, conglomerate ownership, and radio's future landscape are examined in detail. Radio has lost a bit of influence yet it continues to inspire stunning innovations.

Musicmakers of Network Radio

Musicmakers of Network Radio
Author: Jim Cox
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786489626

Before television, radio was the sole source of simultaneous mass entertainment in America. The medium served as launching pad for the careers of countless future stars of stage and screen. Singers and conductors became legends by offering musical entertainment directly to Americans in their homes, vehicles, and places of work and play. This volume presents biographies of 24 renowned performers who spent a significant portion of their careers in front of a radio microphone. Profiles of individuals like Steve Allen, Rosemary Clooney, Bob Crosby, Johnny Desmond, Jo Stafford, and Percy Faith, along with groups such as the Ink Spots and the King's Men, reveal the private lives behind the public personas and bring to life the icons and ambiance of a bygone era.

The Toronto Book of the Dead

The Toronto Book of the Dead
Author: Adam Bunch
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2017-09-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1459738071

Explores the history of Toronto through the final moments of the famous (and infamous) who made it their final resting place. From ancient First Nations burial mounds to the murder of Toronto’s first lightkeeper; from the rise and fall of the city’s greatest Victorian baseball star to the final days of the world’s most notorious anarchist.

Choice

Choice
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2008
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN:

To Catch a Cat

To Catch a Cat
Author: Heather Green
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2016-07-05
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 0698197976

A heartfelt, funny memoir about how a kitten rescue project changed one cynic’s life… Journalist Heather Green was finally putting down roots: in shiny, buzzing Manhattan. She loved her work and threw herself into sixty-hour weeks—once walking into a subway pole, getting a concussion, and still going to the office. Her new boyfriend Matt lived across the river in a New Jersey town that had none of the glamour of New York. She liked Matt—a lot—yet she wasn’t sure what to make of weekends in gritty, dilapidated Union City. But things changed the summer morning Heather discovered a beautiful stray cat and her three black-and-white kittens in Matt’s neighbor’s backyard. When she made eye contact with one of the kittens, she felt something she’d never felt before. She and Matt had to save the little animals. Because if they didn’t, who would? The crazy world of cat rescue soon drew Heather in. As she and Matt worked together to figure out how to trap, tame, and find homes for their foundlings, she began to question the life she had back in Manhattan. This is the story of how three furry beings taught one woman about love, community, and what truly matters in life.

Twisted Whiskers

Twisted Whiskers
Author: Pam Johnson-Bennett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1994
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9780895947109

Discusses common behavioral problems in cats and offers solutions using techniques that are in tune with a cat's natural instincts.

How to Talk to Your Cat

How to Talk to Your Cat
Author: Claire Bessant
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2023-03-16
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1789466563

Cats are fascinating creatures; they live so closely with us, but can be difficult to fathom. Yet they do give us clues as to how they are feeling and what they are thinking - it is up to us to decipher them. Who would have guessed that, just as we thought, our cats have their own personalities which need an individual approach because no two cats are the same. In Claire Bessant's new update of her original bestselling book, she explores new ideas and findings to help us to understand and appreciate our own individual cats, to figure out how they approach life and to help us to figure out how we can bond with them more closely. How to Talk to Your Cat will help all cat owners and lovers to appreciate the dynamic between our two very different species to learn how to understand our own cats. The key to success is, of course, to learn to think like a cat!