As Seen on TV

  • As Seen on TV: 50 Amazing Products and the Commercials that Made Them Famous
    By Lou Harry, Sam Stall

    Here are the incredible true stories of Ginsu Knives, Chia Pets, the Veg-o-Matic, K-Tel Records, the ThighMaster, and dozens of other favorites. But that s not all!

  • As Seen on TV: Provocations
    By Lucy Grealy

    As Seen On TV breaks the mould of the essay, and is destined, like the memoir that preceded it, to become a modern classic. '[Grealy is]. . . unforgettable.' -New York Times '[Grealy writes]-with exquisite prose and steely strength.

  • As Seen on TV
    By Meredith Schorr

    "Adina Gellar is fed up with her hometown of NYC--the high cost, the constant competition, the never-satisfied men.

  • As Seen on TV: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s
    By Karal Ann Marling

    From the painting-by-numbers fad to the public fascination with the First Lady's apparel to the television sensation of Elvis Presley to the sculptural refinement of the automobile, Marling explores what Americans saw and what they looked ...

  • As Seen on TV
    By Karal Ann Marling

    Consider, for example, the GM Motorama. An offshoot of the old world's fair car exhibits and the annual luncheons Sloan held for business pals at New York's Waldorf-Astoria during National Auto Show Week, the first full-dress Motorama ...

  • As Seen on TV
    By Sarah Mlynowski

    When Sunny Langstein decides to pack up her Florida life and move in with her boyfriend in Manhattan, her big sister isn’t thrilled.

  • As Seen on TV
    By Meredith Schorr

    Fans of the Hallmark Channel and Gilmore Girls will adore this delightful rom‑com about a city girl who goes in search of small-town happiness, only to discover life—and love—are nothing...

  • As Seen on TV
    By Chris Kerr

    Kirk Rush is a struggling screenwriter, an English immigrant living a TV reality in the smog of Hollywood.

  • As Seen on TV
    By Sarah Mlynowski

    I'm going to see my Stevie, I think smiling. ... The TV is blaring (why does he need it so loud?) and a bowl of popcorn is overflowing onto the coffee table. ... I love him and he removes his hand from his As Seen on TV 85.

  • As Seen On Tv
    By Sarah Mlynowski

    When Sunny Langstein decides to pack up her Florida life and move in with her boyfriend in Manhattan, her big sister isn't thrilled.