You Are What You Watch
How Movies and TV Affect Everything
$42.75
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2023
Summary
In You Are What You Watch, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and data expert Walt Hickey explains the power of entertainment to change our biology, our beliefs, how we see ourselves, and how nations gain power through entertainment.
Virtually anyone who has ever watched a profound movie, a powerful TV show, or read a moving novel understands that entertainment can and does affect us in surprising and significant ways. But did you know that our most popular forms of entertainment …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781523515899 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1523515899 |
| Author: | Walter Hickey |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Workman Adult |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 740g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 172mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
“Pulitzer Prize winner Hickey presents a refreshing analysis of media consumption… A worthy, fun dissection of pop culture that’s full of infographics and data.”—Library Journal, starred review
“Hickey’s argument is cogent and original and couched informally, with palpable enthusiasm. He enlivens his research with witty opinions, amusing digressions, and arresting visuals… Hickey’s lighthearted approach will prove especially enticing for fellow data heads and devotees of pop culture.”—Booklist
“The trivia surprises and the bounty of colorful charts and graphs offer fun insight into popular culture. This is a blast.”—– Publishers Weekly
“Every page is lovingly written, reported, charted, and graphed in a way that only Walt Hickey could do.”—Nate Silver
About The Author
Walter Hickey
Walt Hickey is Insider’s senior editor for data. Formerly, he was chief culture writer at FiveThirtyEight. He also writes Numlock News, a daily stat-based newsletter full of stories about everything from solar-powered helicopters to Facebook’s AI. He won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting for a story he edited about escaping a Uyghur work camp in China.
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