Media, entertainment, information and communication industries

In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected networks used by universities and the military to the powerful commercial engine it is today.

"No veo cine argentino" es el mantra repetido hasta el infinito por buena parte del público de cine que menosprecia o, al menos, no siente la necesidad de ver representantes de su propia cinematografía.

In this ';highly entertaining snapshot of a wild-frontier moment in pop culture' (Rolling Stone), discover the wild and explosive true story of the early years of MTV directly from the original VJs.

How do you make a song into a global smash hit that is guaranteed to make millions?

Meet Dell Glover the accidental pirateMeet Kali the mastermindAnd meet Karlheinz the man who made it all possibleHow Music Got Free is a blistering story of obsession, music and obscene money.

Entrepreneurs and tech wizards, immigrants and investors, dreamers and visionaries are heading West to seek their fortune.

All Our Todays is the first book about the BBC's most influential news and current affairs programme, published to celebrate Today's 40th anniversary in October 1997.

"e;Genuinely touching, wonderfully revealing"e; NEW YORKERGarlic and Sapphires is Ruth Reichl's riotous account of the many disguises she employs to dine undetected when she takes on the much coveted and highly prestigious job of New York Times restaurant critic.

Despite many wanting him to fail, Piers Morgan took over from US TV legend Larry King at CNN in 2010 and went on to cover some of the most shocking news events in recent US history, such as the killing of Osama bin Laden, the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy and horrific shooting rampages including the Newtown school massacre.

Fast approaching his fortieth birthday, Andrew is cornered at a family gathering by the nine-year-old son of his brother-in-law's sister.

North Korea is like no other tyranny on earth.

Spontaneous, hilarious, irrepressible and, of course, trailblazing - Kenny Everett was revolutionary in television and radio comedy.

At 1pm on 26 June 1996 the Sunday Independent's crime reporter Veronica Guerin was shot dead by a motorcycle pillion passenger as she waited at traffic lights on the outskirts of Dublin - the victim of her own crusading expos-s of leading criminals.

For decades, Grace Coddington s personal touch has steered wildly imaginative fashion spreads in Vogue magazine.

Paper Tigers is a riveting, authoritative and in-depth study of newspaper barons of the world men and women who wield immense power, and whose ever-changing media empires make compelling case studies of business success and failure.

A marvellously funny and sharply observed account of a journey to Russia by one of Britain's most talented young writers.

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Computers have been in daily use at work for nearly half a century.

Have you ever been stitched up to the national press by your best mate?

It s now ninety years since the BBC made its first broadcast and the British love affair with radio began.

Thousands of people want to break into the exciting, glamorous and hard-working music industry, but don't know how to go about it.

On 26 May, 2010 Apple Inc.

Through nigh-on forty years of laconic brilliance on Radio 1, a musical taste which defined a culture and his wildly popular Radio 4 show, Home Truths, John Peel reached out to an audience that was as diverse as his record collection.

The BBC is the world's most famous and powerful cultural institution.

Gone are the days when recording an album required a large, expensive recording studio and piles of ultra hi-tech equipment.

'The master of a journalistic style long vanished - urbane, lucid, courteous.

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING TRUE STORY BEHIND ITV S THE HACK**WITH EXPLOSIVE NEW EVIDENCE, THIS IS THE UPDATED EDITION OF THE BOOK THAT EXPOSED THE PHONE HACKING SCANDALCrime, conspiracy, abuse of power this is the inside story of the scandal that blew the lid off Rupert Murdoch s empire.

In December 2009 the US government launched an air strike against the tiny Yemeni village of al-Majalah where al-Qaeda militants were believed to be in hiding.

Them is an eye-opening, outrageously funny exploration of extremism, which makes both author and reader think twice about the looking-glass world of 'us' and 'them' .

'Funny and thought provoking' - Financial TimesFascinated by madness, strange behaviour and the human mind, Jon Ronson has spent his life exploring mysterious events and meeting extraordinary people.

From Pitch to Publication by Carole Blake is the insider's guide to getting published successfully.

'A superb account of journalists, soldiers and the experience of modern battle, written by one of the greatest war reporters of our time' - Robert Harris, author of An Officer and a Spy'Gripping and compulsively readable' - Saul David, Sunday TelegraphMax Hastings grew up with romantic dreams of a life amongst warriors.

A masterclass in media studies from the creator of Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks.

'This is the most glorious of books.

The Insider dominated the media on publication in March 2005 and instantly became a No.

Pop manager extraordinaire Simon Napier-Bell had had enough.

'They say you can always remember where you where when pivotal moments happen, such as losing your virginity or Elvis dying.

They were 'Cudlipp' and 'Mr King' when they met in 1935.

Tamara Sim, a ruthlessly ambitious young journalist, is thrilled when she is sent to interview veteran war correspondent Honor Tait.

With one impatient phone call, a young Christopher Isherwood is drawn into the film industry.

Alan Moorehead was lionised as a literary man of action: the most famous war correspondent of the Second World War; the award-winning and best-selling author of books that vividly combin adventure and hisotry; the star travel-writer of the New Yorker; and a pioneer advocate of wildlife conservation.

In time-honoured fashion, Another Weird Year 4 brings you the stories that no lover of bizarre, inexplicable and downright hilarious news items can afford to miss, all handily grouped by theme (Love and Marriage, Law and Order, Animals etc).

This brand new collection of strange news stories covers a year of hilarious-but-true gems from around the world.

Fiction will never be able to compete with the bizarre nuggets of truth continually thrown up in the daily news.

On the June 6, 2004, while on assignment in Riyadh, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were ambushed by Islamist gunmen.

Terry Wogan was one of Britain's best-loved radio and television celebrities witty, charming and relaxed and undoubtedly captured the nation's heart.