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We Interrupt This Broadcast with 3 CDs: The Events That Stopped Our Lives...from the Hindenburg Explosion to the Virginia Tech Shooting | 
 enlarge | Author: Joe Garner
Publisher: Sourcebooks MediaFusion
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 59407
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 10 Har/Com
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 10.6 x 1
ISBN: 1402213190
Dewey Decimal Number: 070.195
EAN: 9781402213199
ASIN: 1402213190
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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Product Description
This edition features 3 audio CDs with actual broadcasts and includes a new afterword from NBC's Brian Williams.
"Altogether, the book and CDs are a keeper, offering both valuable history lessons and a dramatic record of the definitive moments for generations of Americans." -Publishers Weekly
"The CDs deliver an exciting, engaging exercise. The events are all hugely memorable. The bits of historic sound are powerfully evocative."
-Baltimore Sun
"Garner has done a masterful job of collecting these moments, and with the accompanying CDs, one can listen over and over to the moments that shaped this century." -Booklist (20081109)
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 Very Nostalgic January 6, 2009
It is very inclusive of key media moments and tragedies that have helped to shape our current world. It is tragic to listen to but it keeps the memories fresh in your mind.
WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST, SUPERB! A MUST READ! December 21, 2008
I purchased the 2002 edition (2CDs) for my father and his 'new' wife as a holiday gift. They absolutely LOVED this book and the CDs which came with it.
I agree with each of the reviewers above, as they have given excellent, detailed descriptions of this book They are on spot with their descriptions. I am purchasing the 2008 edition for myself, and am going to LOVE, and TREASURE it, as well. A G-R-E-A-T book to add to any library.
Every school system should have, at least, several sets of this book for their history classes, and public libraries should have several copies on hand for checking out.
By the way, President Clinton was not impeached. Maybe the reviewer meant to say, "The talks of possible impeachment by Republicans...".
IF YOU DON'T PURCHASE THIS BOOK, THEN YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON VALUABLE HISTORIC IN FORMATION!
Great Book for History Buffs November 16, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've always been interested in what's happening around the world and with this book you can go back in history and read about it. The audio CDs, which allow you to listen to the book while on the go, are a great addition to the book.
The table of contents (toc) was organized very well. I liked the fact that each story had a picture to go along with it for a quick visual connection to what you are looking for. The disk and track information is side by side with the regular (toc) so whether you are wanting to read or listen, finding the story will be easy. It's the little seemingly unimportant details like this that help make a good book even better.
What I enjoyed the most about this book was being able to listen to the broadcast while following along with the book and looking at the pictures. Overall, I'd say this is an excellent book. A book that should be on the shelf of every home.
Fascinating Journalism November 6, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have long been an avid fan of photojournalism. I was a subscriber to Life Magazine for many years when I was a teen and in college, even purchasing some of the "photos of the year" books. When I saw that this book was available, I was anxious to read it. I love the concept of keeping a record of those stories that made us stop in our tracks and tune in, becoming a part of a "collective viewing" (a term from the afterword), those moments where we can tell others later where we were when we heard the news.
The thing this book does well is that it gives us a context in which to appreciate these events as they happened. Did you know that the Hindenburg was primarily financed by Nazi money? And for that reason the US made it impossible for their company to purchase our helium (which apparently, we held the market on at the time?) Or that this is the reason the Hindenburg was filled with hydrogen instead, which is more flammable? Yeah, me neither. Over and over again I learned things that added depth to the sketchy facts I knew about different news stories.
Because most of us have heard of these events countless times, they have lost their impact and because many of them happened either before I was alive or when I was too young to understand, I cannot personally read about them with the emotion that they certainly elicited when they actually happened. Listening to the cds, however, and hearing the raw emotion and terror with which some of these stories were reported truly can give you a sense for how shocking and traumatic it was to have lived at the time. Sometimes, like when Robert Kennedy or Lee Harvey Oswald were actually assassinated while a reporter was talking on the air, my heart began racing because the reporters were reporting on these horrible things as they were happening in front of them. This was also the case with the Hindenburg, when the reporter was yelling at people to run and get out of the way or they will be hit by a flaming zeppelin as it crashes to the ground in their midst. The cds really do add great dimension and are worthwhile all on their own.
Can you tell I'm a fan of this book? It's extremely well done. It gives the biggest headlines not only background but also consequence. The modern history of our country and the events that shaped it are laid out in readable but not simplified text. The photography, those frames that represent the moment to us, are both stirring and familiar. If you are a news buff or a history buff or just a generally curious person, I think you will find something worthwhile in We Interrupt This Broadcast.
As Good as the First October 9, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book; I pre-ordered it months ago & forgot about it until Amazon shipped it to me. I treasured the first edition of this book because of my love of history and news. It is a rare ability to have the audio tracks of the news events that shaped our world and lives.
This 10th anniversary edition does not disappoint. The first two discs are virtually the same as the 1st edition. There is a 3rd disk, which picks up where the 1st edition left off: Princess Diana's death. Included in this volume are the events from President Clinton's impeachment to Virginia Tech. Most of the events in the books took place before my time; a few of them created my lifelong love of politics & news and remind me of being a young teen. The newest ones I remember clearly as an adult and won't ever forget. I will cherish this book. It is a must-have for history buffs.
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