{"product_id":"a-to-z-of-american-jim-cox-9780810868335","title":"A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas","description":"The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known \"soaps,\" among them \u003ci\u003eBack Stage Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Gal Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePepper Young's Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Guiding Light\u003c\/i\u003e. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Cox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810868334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810868335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 261","brand":"Jim Cox","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065167458559,"sku":"9780810868335","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3dbcbb86-feee-4604-ab45-3b4eec2697ba.jpg?v=1768673435","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-to-z-of-american-jim-cox-9780810868335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}