{"product_id":"9781466874039","title":"The View from Highway 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe View from Highway 1 \u003c\/i\u003eis television critic Michael J. Arlen's second essay collection, originally published in 1976. In twenty-one diverse and perceptive essays, he ranges over such matters as Howard Cosell's sports-announcing style and Tom Snyder's intriguingly abrasive news delivery. He discusses the odd combination of anger and comedy that animates \u003ci\u003eAll in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e and the buried eroticism in certain detergent commercials. He provides a masterful analysis of the diminished role of foreign news on television, and also a fascinating study of TV's often inept interviewers and their \"How do you feel...?\" interviewing techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe View from Highway 1\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael J. Arlen continued his original and valuable efforts to evolve a new criticism for the still-young medium of television. In the process he has produced an impressive commentary on the passing life and times of this communications-conscious nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135450202352,"sku":"9781466874039","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466874039_p0.jpg?v=1769891934","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466874039","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}