Desperate Networks Hardcover Bill Carter

Description: About this productProduct InformationIn a time of sweeping media change, increasingly demanding actors, and pressured executives, the four major networks struggle to become number one. In the process, they provide Carter with a fascinating picture of what really happens on the set and behind closed boardroom doors.Product IdentifiersPublisherDoubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.ISBN-100385514409ISBN-139780385514408eBay Product ID (ePID)46916236Product Key FeaturesFormatHardcoverPublication Year2006LanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight25.3 OzWidth6.4in.Height1.3in.Length9.6in.Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition22IllustratedYesDewey Decimal384.55/0973Age LevelTradeCopyright Date2006AuthorBill CarterNumber of Pages384 PagesLc Classification NumberPn1992.3.U5c295 2006ReviewsPraise for Bill Carter'sThe Late Shift: "Bill Carter has written a detailed and remarkably gripping account . . . unfailingly balanced, thoroughly researched, filled with scoops and fresh insight. It takes us deep into the bizarre high-stakes world of broadcasting . . . . A powerful story, and ultimately a sad one, filled with casualties as well as winners." -New York Times Book Review "Bill Carter's book goes behind the scenes to spin a tale of ambition and intrigue worthy of, if not Shakespeare, then at least the mighty Carson-Art Players at their ditsy, Elizabethan best." -Boston Globe "In his fascinating new book, Carter [spins] a tale of passion, ambition, in-fighting, and runaway ego worthy of Shakespeare." -Los Angeles Times "Page after remarkably well-reported page of why Johnny retired, how Leno ended up with the job, and who shafted Dave. If you crave this sort of inside-the-halls-of-media-power story, Carter gives you every last detail." -New Yorkmagazine "Bill Carter draws a script from the turbulent world of late-night talk shows as theatrical and cautionary as any prime-time melodrama . . . [He] unearths juicy nuggets, each related with the sure, suspense evoking hand of a thriller novelist . . . . 'A.'" -Entertainment Weekly "The quest to take Johnny's place is chronicled in fascinating depth and detail by Bill Carter . . . . His story is both authoritative and definitive-a vivid, behind-the-scenes, blow-by-blow account." -New York Times "Carter's book is a definitive account of how Leno won the battle forTonight, then lost the ratings war after Letterman moved to CBS . . . . Anyone who wants to know how the TV industry works at its highest level will find a wealth of information." -Philadelphia Inquirer, Praise for Bill Carter's "The Late Shift": "Bill Carter has written a detailed and remarkably gripping account . . . unfailingly balanced, thoroughly researched, filled with scoops and fresh insight. It takes us deep into the bizarre high-stakes world of broadcasting . . . . A powerful story, and ultimately a sad one, filled with casualties as well as winners." --"New York Times Book Review ""Bill Carter's book goes behind the scenes to spin a tale of ambition and intrigue worthy of, if not Shakespeare, then at least the mighty Carson-Art Players at their ditsy, Elizabethan best." --"Boston Globe ""In his fascinating new book, Carter Yspins? a tale of passion, ambition, in-fighting, and runaway ego worthy of Shakespeare." --"Los Angeles Times ""Page after remarkably well-reported page of why Johnny retired, how Leno ended up with the job, and who shafted Dave. If you crave this sort of inside-the-halls-of-media-power story, Carter gives you every last detail." --"New York "magazine "Bill Carter draws a script from the turbulent world of late-night talk shows as theatrical and cautionary as any prime-time melodrama . . . YHe? unearths juicy nuggets, each related with the sure, suspense evoking hand of a thriller novelist . . . . 'A.'" --"Entertainment Weekly ""The quest to take Johnny's place is chronicled in fascinating depth and detail by Bill Carter . . . . His story is both authoritative and definitive--a vivid, behind-the-scenes, blow-by-blow account." --"New York Times" "Carter's book is a definitive account of how Leno won the battle for "Tonight," then lost the ratings war after Letterman moved to CBS . . . . Anyone who wants toknow how the TV industry works at its highest level will find a wealth of information." --"Philadelphia Inquirer"Lccn2006-296658

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