Book description
The rollicking saga of reality television, a “sweeping” (The Washington Post) cultural history of America's most influential, most divisive artistic phenomenon, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning New Yorker writer—“a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture” (NPR)
“Passionate, exquisitely told . . . With muscular prose and an exacting…
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I don't listen to a ton of non-fiction, but this is a smart look at reality TV. Naussbaum goes way back to Candid Radio and all the way to The Apprentice. If you have even a passing interest in in Reality TV, you will not be disappointed in this peak behind the curtain!
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