At 12pm (Eastern Time) on Saturday, July 28th, 2007, Book TV will be presenting the annual "Best of the Best from the University Presses."
Included in the schedule is the University of Alaska Press title Alaska Native Art: Tradition, Innovation, Continuity by Susan W. Fair.
"The Best of the Best from the University Presses" was originally presented on Sunday, June 24th, 2007, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
Christopher Frayling's Mad, Bad and Dangerous was nominated for an International Horror Guild award in nonfiction works produced in 2005.
According to the IHG site,
The International Horror Guild Awards are now in their twelfth year. Based on public recommendations, the juried awards recognize outstanding achievements in the field of Horror and Dark Fantasy. Nominations are derived from recommendations made by the public and the judges' knowledge of the field.
From Victor Frankenstein to Dr. Moreau to Doc Brown in Back to the Future, the scientist has been a puzzling, fascinating, and threatening presence in popular culture. From films we have learned that scientists are either evil maniacal geniuses or bumbling saviors of society. Mad, Bad and Dangerous? puts this dichotomy to the test, offering a wholly engaging yet not uncritical history of the cinematic portrayal of scientists.
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