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Radio on
A Listener's Diary
Sarah Vowell
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · December 15, 1997
Reading lane: Radio History
There are approximately 502 million radios in America.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Listening Closely
A year of radio listening becomes a sharp, refreshing meditation on American culture and media.
Come here for
- Close, critical listening with a distinctly literary sensibility
- Reflections on contemporary American culture through the radio dial
Expect
- A listener’s diary shaped by a year of attention
- An extended meditation on media and society
Book Details
- Authors
- Sarah Vowell
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- December 15, 1997
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Radio History · Television History & Criticism
- Reading lane
- Radio History
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About This Book
There are approximately 502 million radios in America. For this savvy, far-reaching diary, celebrated journalist and author Sarah Vowell turned hers on and listened--closely, critically, creatively--for an entire year. As a series of impressions and reflections regarding contemporary American culture, and as an extended meditation on both our media and our society, this keenly focused book is as insightful as it is refreshing. Throughout Radio On , "Vowell's touch is about a...
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