Books about: "Role of a Lifetime"

One of my hobbies is having books about television, movies, and theater, etc. "Role of a Lifetime": four professional actors and how they built their careers by Robert Simonson was published by Backstage Books in 1999. Below will be a bit about the non-fiction book, and what was in it.

Books about TV: "Bloody Soaps"

Recently I completed "Bloody Soaps", a mystery novel about the behind the scenes at a New York City based soap, which was written in 1989. Below are my thoughts. I don't spoil the story in this entry.

Books about TV: The Soap Opera Slaughters

In another addition to my entertainment book collection, I purchased a used copy of "The Soap Opera Slaughters", by Marvin Kaye. The mystery novel came out in 1982, and is about the behind the scenes at a fictional New York based soap opera. Below are my thoughts on the book.

Books about TV: Agnes Nixon's Memoir "My Life to Live" Part 2

I'm continuing my feature on Agnes Nixon's Memoir "My Life to Live" that she wrote shortly before her death. Below are my thoughts on chapters eight through ten.

Books about TV: Agnes Nixon's Memoir "My Life to Live" Part 1

Recently I read Agnes Nixon's Memoir "My Life to Live" that she wrote shortly before her death. Below are my thoughts on the first seven chapters of this book.

Books about TV: "Soap Opera"

"Soap Opera" is novel written by Eileen Fulton, best known as "As the World Turns" Lisa, that was published back in 1999. I was able to pick up a copy in paperback from 2000, at a charity book sale in a local supermarket. Below are my thoughts about the novel and this includes spoilers.

Books about TV: "Days of Our Lives 50 Years"

Below is a review and my thoughts about "Days of Our Lives 50 Years" by Greg Meng. (This entry will reference the 45th anniversary book as well, since I did a review of that book five years ago.) This coffee table book is nearly 400 pages and retails for $34.99 in the US.

Books about TV: TV Guide's Better Living Through Television

Here's a review and some quotes from one of the books in my library: "TV Guide: Better Living Through Television - The Quote Unquote Guide to Life" from 2006 with a foreword by Matt Roush.

Books about TV: The Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Television

Wanted to do a write-up about another one of the books in my television collection. "The Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Television" by Ron Lackmann, copyright 2003 Checkmark Books, an imprint of Facts on File, Inc tells the story of 20th century US television in an alphabetical model.

Books about TV: As My World Still Turns Part 1

Here is my summary and review of "As My World Still Turns", which is a memoir by Eileen Fulton best known as Lisa on "As the World Turns". The book came out in 1995 and is "the uncensored memoirs of America's Soap Opera Queen." It was with Desmond Atholl and Michael Cherkinian. This is about the first four chapters.

Books about TV: The As the World Turns Quiz Book

Here is a short entry on "The 'As the World Turns' Quiz Book" - Celebrating Forty Years of the Popular Soap Opera from 1996. The book by Gerard J. Waggett (author of other soap books), A Citadel Press Book was published by Carol Publishing Group. The cover price at the time was $9.95 in the US.

Books about TV: AMC Trivia Book

This is my quick write-up on "The Official All My Children Trivia Book" by Gerard J. Waggett from 1998. The book has an imprint from ABC Daytime Press and is dedicated to his editors as the late magazine Soap Opera Weekly.

Books about TV: OLTL Trivia Book

This is a short summary of "The One Life to Live 40th Anniversary Trivia Book", which came out in 2008. The factual book by Gerry Waggett was authorized by ABC.

Books about TV: The Encyclopedia of TV Pets

The Encyclopedia of TV Pets by Ken Beck and Jim Clark is another book in my collection. The over 300 page reference published in 2002 shares behind the scenes stories of the greatest in television animals in the 20th century.

Books about TV: TV Tie-Ins

"TV Tie-Ins" is a scholarly work that explores the evolution of paperback books that were written about particular programs. Written by Kurt Peer, it features both the history of these books (until 1990) along with a master list of every book that was found within this genre. Since this was published in the late 90s, all of this research was a lot more difficult to come by compared to how it could be done today.

Books about TV: Soap Puzzle Books

During the holiday season, I see many sites list potential presents. There is one item in my personal collection, that I wanted to mention.

Books about TV: Love in Maine

Love in Maine, a book that was "written" on General Hospital, came out earlier this year. Finally I've read the novel and below are my thoughts.

OLTL: Thoughts on Llanview in the Afternoon

Here is my long form review of sorts of "Llanview in the Afternoon" by Jeff Giles about "One Live to Live." This will list the positives and negatives of the publication.

OLTL: Llanview In The Afternoon

The One Life to Live book, Llanview in the Afternoon, by Jeff Giles is now available on amazon.com to either download or in paperback.

GH: People 50th Anniversary Edition

The People 50th Anniversary special edition is now available. I received my hardbound copy in the mail on February 28, 2013. Here are my thoughts on the volume.