“bill osgerby”

From re-runs of "classics" like "The Avengers" or "Starsky and Hutch," to current series influenced by the genre like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," the action series is enjoying a revival at the center of prime-time tv. Yet relatively little attention has been paid to the specific history, nature and ... More

We all know the image: a big, burly guy on a motorcycle, clad in black leather and dark shades, with a red bandana knotted tightly around his head. His long hair whips around in the wind. It's just him and his Harley as he coasts down an open road on some deserted highway. But the so-called biker ba... More

Post-war America was an exciting time. It was an age characterized by backyard barbecues and beach parties, mai-tai cocktails and Ford Mustangs, high school hops, Hawaiian shirts and Hugh Hefner's Playboy empire. This book charts middle-class America's move towards an ethos of conspicuous consumptio... More

India has given the world some of the most exciting cricketers in the history of the game. This book looks at fifteen of the finest. Besides playing at the very highest level of cricket (for England or, later, India) all of these players have enjoyed superb careers in English domestic cricket and ar... More

GET SIMPLE! Let Simplicity be your guide to working smarter, not harder, in a world of endless complexity and information overload. 'Jensen is plainly a man with a mission. He offers an antidote to chaotic workplace, says we need to chop through the clutter in our organization, and shows us how.' To... More

This short biography of William Shakespeare by world famous writer Bill Bryson brims with the author's inimitable wit and intelligence. Shakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket of myths and traditions, some preposterous, some conflicting... More

A collection of comic strips depicting the adventures of Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes.... More

In the world that Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes share, treasures can be found in the most unlikely places, from the outer regions where Spaceman Spiff travels to the rocks in one's own backyard. In the latest cartoon collection from the talented pen of Bill Watterson, this curious duo roams th... More