According to Ken Tucker, television is where the mass culture action really is. It's where the weasel goes pop. But for such a fluid, of-the-moment, democratic yet "cool" medium, a strangling accretion of false pieties, half-remembered history, and misplaced nostalgia has grown up around it--the prose equivalent of choking vines. In this book, Ken Tucker shares his zealous opinions about the best and worst of television, past and present
Everyone has firm beliefs about what he loves and hates about TV. If TV fans think the high point of televised political wit was M*A*S*H, or that Johnny Carson was the true king of late-night, Ken Tucker does his damnedest to convince them that they've been hoodwinked, duped by pixilated mists of memory and bad TV criticism.
His dazzling, provocative, and entertaining pieces include LOVES: James Garner as TV's Cary Grant, Pamela Anderson's breasts, David Brinkley--the only anchor who understood that being an anchor was a hollow ego-trip, Heather Locklear as the ultimate TV Personality, Bill O'Reilly--why the biggest asshole on TV is a great TV personality. And from his HATE lists: "The Sopranos" as The Great Saga That Sags, Miss Peggy as media star, Bob Newhart: Human Prozac, Worst Mothers on TV, Star Trek-Sci-Fi suckiness decked out as utopian idealism.
His perception and passion about this much maligned medium gives the lie to passive cliché's like "vegging out in front of the boob tube." This book is the TV version of Michael Moore's Stupid White Men or Bill O'Reilly's The No-Spin Zone.

Kissing Bill O'Reilly, Roasting Miss Piggy: 100 Things to Love and Hate About TV

Humor & Entertainment

Tucker, Ken

Humor

St.Martin's Press

Radio

St. Martin's: Griffin

“Don’t get high on your own supply.”
Brian de Palma’s brash, bloody version of Scarface was trashed by critics when it came out twenty-five years ago and didn’t do well at the box office, but has become a spectacular fan favorite and enduring pop culture classic since.
“Never underestimate the greed of the other guy.”
What makes millions of people obsess over this movie? Why has Al Pacino’s Tony Montana become the drug kingpin whose pugnacity and philosophy are revered in boardrooms and bedrooms across America? Who were the people that made the movie, influencing hip-hop style and swagger to this day?
“The world is yours.”
Scarface Nation is Ken Tucker’s homage to all things Scarface—from the stars that acted in it to the influence it’s had on all of us, from facts, figures and stories about the making of the movie to a witty and comprehensive look at Scarface’s traces in today’s pop and political culture.
“Say hello to my li'l fren!”
You know you love the line. You know you’ve seen the movie more than once. Now dive into the ultimate book of Scarface—mounded as high as the pile of cocaine on Tony’s desk with delicious details and stimulating observations.
“You know what capitalism is? F--- you!”

Scarface Nation: The Ultimate Gangster Movie and How It Changed America

Movies

Chronicles the history of rock and roll from its beginnings to the present day, describing how the music evolved and changed society

Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock & Roll

Arts & Photography

WARD, ED

Stokes, Geoffrey

Music

Summit Books

Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock and Roll

Simon&Schuster

The effective manager in the 21st century will partner with executives and other managers to create an environment where the positive dynamics within their organization equals, or surpasses, the dynamics without.Learn how four unique people can help you turn your work groups into centers of fascination.Learn about: 1. Do I have what it takes to be an expert People-Picker? 2. Are there Possibility-Vendors in my organization? 3. How can I be an effective partner to the Dream-Maker manager? 4. How can I identify and develop the Leader-Leader? Ken Tucker founded of Ken Tucker & Associates (www.kentuckerandassociates.com), a consultant agency that helps businesses put the right employee in the right job. Their seminars and workshops identify and develop talented managers and transform senior leadership teams into cohesive, employee-engaging, results-oriented decision-makers.

Are You Fascinated?: The Four People You Need to Succeed

Business & Money

Job Hunting & Careers

Dailey Swan Pub

Content Marketing for Local Search: Create Content that Google Loves & Prospects Devour

Perry, Ray L.

Fortune, Mark Z.

Cantle, Ian

Gershenson, Dan

Management & Leadership

Independently published

Are you fascinated? When we are fascinated, we are engaged in the world, and the world becomes both more fascinating to us and more fascinated by us. Look around you, at the leaders, the mentors, all those we admire. Behind their confidence and decisiveness, behind their power to hire and build careers. Behind their uniforms and badges, behind the duties and the deadlines, there is a real person – a person who is increasingly doing more, being more, because he or she is fascinated. And behind every one of these people, behind all their success, are several people who helped them find their fascination, who sparked the fascination within their dreams. Who helped them take that fascination to the next step in business and in life. Think of the teacher who first heard a young Mozart play. Think of the first mathematician who encouraged young Einstein’s eager questions. Think of, in our times, the father who noticed the gifts of young Tiger Woods or the latent skills of Venus and Serena Williams. These mentors, these teachers who guide us toward our fascination come to us at all stages of our life – and of our success. Think of the executive who first heard the insightful musings of the novice Peter Drucker, and then provided him with an opportunity to share his ideas with still more people. Think of all those who heard the dream of a young Winston Churchill, Billy Graham, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., or Nelson Mandela. Most importantly think of your own life, your own success, and the people behind that success. Then look ahead at your coming life – and the dreams and achievements to come. How will you realize those dreams and achievements? What fascinates you? Who are the people who have helped you in the past? Who are the people in the present? Who are the people in the future, who will help you find your fascination? You may know some of them already. Some of them you have yet to recognize. They are out there, and they are in you, too. They are the People-picker, the Possibility-vendor, the Dream-maker, and the Leader-leader. They are the four people we need to succeed.

Ken Tucker

Wouldn’t it be great if certain people were placed in your life just for the purpose of helping you succeed? They have been. They are the People-Picker, the Possibility-Vendor, the Dream-Maker, and the Leader-Leader. Do you know how to recognize these people? Where to find them? How they can bring you success? Are you one of these people? This book answers these questions, and more. Through simple, real-life examples and data-driven research, discover how these four people can help you unlock your latent skills, put your strengths to work, and enjoy a fascinated life.

Sword of the Golem: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Minde, Jeff

Literary

Llumina Pr

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