Tom Shales: 2 books

Live From New York

The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests

by James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014

James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales's definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live, hailed as "incredible" (Vulture) and "required reading" (People), rollickingly updated with nearly 100 new pages covering the decade since the book's original release. When first published...

Those Guys Have All the Fun

Inside the World of ESPN

by Tom Shales, James Andrew Miller
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011

The inside story of one of the most successful networks in modern television history: ESPN. In 1979 it began as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events, and now spans eight channels in the Unites States and around the world. Drawing upon over 500 interviews with the...