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Entertainment and Popular Culture: Reference Books

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Reference Books

Reference Books

AFI Desk Reference: Complete Guide to Everything You Need to Know About the Movies
  R 791.43 Am3541

Acting: An International Encyclopedia
  R 791.03 Os56a

American Generations
  Ref Desk 658.834 M695a4

American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia
  R 782.81 H622a

Americans at Play
  R 790.068 W462a

Animated Film Encyclopedia
  R 791.43303 W3823a

America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry
  R 791.4309 E11

Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism
  R 070.922 B52

Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses
  R 791.4362 K1559b

Century of American Icons: 100 Products and Slogans from the 20th Century Consumer Culture
  R 658.1 C33393

Cinema Year by Year 1894-2003
  R 791.4309 C4908

Comical Co-Stars of Television
  R 791.45028 P348c

Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory
  R 791.4301 C8693

Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary
  R 780.420922 C194c 2003

Current Biography
  R 920 C93

Dictionary of Cinema
  R 791.43 D5614

Encyclopedia of Alfred Hitchcock
  R 791.43023 H631YL

Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History
  R 973.03 En193

Encyclopedia of American Independent Filmmaking
  R 791.4303 L7862e

Encyclopedia of American Radio
  R 791.4475 L118e 2000

Encyclopedia of American Television
  R 791.45 L118e

Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons
  R 791.437 L545e 1991

Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
  R 391 C646

Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands
  R 658.8343 En194

Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture
  R 973.9203 En195

Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood
  R 791.43652 P2192e

Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings, and Series
  R 791.4375 Ar584e 2001

Encyclopedia of Filmmakers
  R 791.43023 T432e

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
  R 394.12 En195 2001

Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings
 R 016.7816 S949

Encyclopedia of New Media
  R 302.234 En196

Encyclopedia of Novels into Film
  R 791.436 T432e 1998

Encyclopedia of Orson Welles
  R 791.43023 W459Ye

Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society
  Ref Desk 790.1 E56 2009

Encyclopedia of Radio
   R 384.5 Sa23e

Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound
  R 384 E56

Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies
  R 791.43615 S26 H383e

Encyclopedia of Stage Plays into Film
  R 791.436 T552e

Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick
  R 791.43023 K95Yp

Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows
  R 791.456 Sch953c3

Encyclopedia of TV Pets
  R 791.8 B3882e

Encyclopedia of Television News
  R 070.195 En195

Film It With Music: Encyclopedia Guide to the American Movie Musical
  R 791.436 H622f

Film Review Annual
  R 791.437 F487

For Appearance Sake: Historical Encyclopedia of Good Looks, Beauty and Grooming
  R 391.6 Sh577f

Gardner’s Film, Video, and TV Dictionary
  R 791.403 G177

History of the American Cinema
  R 791.43 H6298

Hollywood Songsters: Singers Who Act and Actors Who Sing
  R 782.42164 P2192h

Horror Film Directors, 1931-1990
  R 791.43616 F522h

Household Spending
  Ref Desk 339.47 H8424 2009

International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers
  R 791.4303 In849 2000

Magill’s Cinema Annual
  R 791.437 M273

Media and Politics in America
  R 302.23 St41m

Motion Picture Guide
  R 791.43 N174m

New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll
  R 784.54 N42 1995

Presidential Scandals
  R 973.099 Sch825p

Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998
  R 791.43615 F522s
 
Star Struck: an Encyclopedia of Celebrity Culture
  R 302.2308 S794 2010

St. James Guide to Popular Culture
  R 973.9 Sa235 2000

The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
  R 791.4302 T482 2010
 
The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal
  R 973.03 N42 2001

Woody, From Antz to Zelig: A Reference Guide to Woody Allen
  R 791.43028 AL54Ys

World Press Encyclopedia
  R 070.03 W8937 2003

Written Out of Television: Encyclopedia of Cast Changes and Character Replacements, 1945-1994
  R 791.4575 L2219w

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