Praise for the updated 2012 Kindle edition of Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia "Very important. Fresh insights. The most detailed-and most enjoyable-book available on Lucille Ball. A must-have." -Laura Wagner, "Classic Images" "As we are producing the "I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special," "Lucy A to Z"] has been a godsend." -Lucie Arnaz, 2001 letter to author " "Lucy A to Z" is a] compound of insight, fact, and trivia." -Stefan Kanfer, author, "Ball of Fire" "This new Fourth Edition of "Lucy A to Z" is a wonderful read and I'm very pleased to recommend it to everyone." -Wanda...

In 1953, Desi Arnaz surprised Lucille Ball with a 13th Anniversary Party at this Hollywood club. Name the club.

The answer to this question, and hundreds of others, is in this little bottle...er, book, the first Lucy quiz book in more than 20 years!

So turn on, tune in, and get ready to test your Lucy IQ.

Fifty-five years ago, a sitcom called "I Love Lucy" transformed the television landscape and made its leading lady, Lucille Ball, a superstar. No one could have known that Ball, formerly a showgirl, B-movie queen, and radio actress, would become one of the world's most beloved performers, and take her place in a rare pantheon reserved for the likes of Elvis, Marilyn, and Chaplin. This book, by acclaimed Lucy author Michael Karol-"Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia," "The Lucille Ball Quiz Book," "Lucy in Print"-examines Ball's impact and dissects what it was, and is, that makes Lucy...

Whether it was Lucy and Ethel (Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance) or Eve Arden as Miss Brooks, Gale Storm flaunting 1950s conventions as Margie, or Bea Arthur as Maude, flaunting every convention about female behavior we could think of, we all have our favorite funny ladies, who brought us laughter every week, and, for a half-hour at least, took us away from our daily problems. Classic TV expert Michael Karol, in a series of original essays, examines the roles these Sitcom Queens played on TV, and how they became the beloved TV icons of generation after generation of TV fans. Featuring a sitcom...

Enjoy these unique lists, packed with TV trivia and tidbits on such topics as: TV Replacements All-Time Sitcom Episode Champs, Female Soap Suds: "All My Children" Daytime Soap Opera Home Towns The 100 Club (and Beyond) Longest-Running Shows And the Award for Most Regular Series Roles Goes To... Comic Superheroes: From Printed Page to Live-Action TV Stars Who've Played Superman and Lois Lane on TV Star Trek Memories: Where No Man Ever Went... Emmy Essentials Stars Who Got Their Name in the Title TV Characters Who Appeared on Shows Other Than Their Own It's All Relative A Song in Their Hearts:...

Movies made for television were in their infancy when ABC came up with a novel idea: a weekly series of films made exclusively for the small screen. The ABC Movie of the Week became a great success and a cultural touchstone for a generation of Americans. In this loving tribute to the classic series of TV films, more than two hundred films in the series are reviewed, including well-remembered titles such as Duel, Tribes, The Six Million Dollar Man, Go Ask Alice, Brian's Song, The Night Stalker, Bad Ronald, Starsky and Hutch, Trilogy of Terror, That Certain Summer, and Killdozer. In addition,...

Best-selling author Michael Karol ("Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia") is at it again, with a book of lists honoring Lucy's 100th birthday and the 60th anniversary of "I Love Lucy" - both of which occur in 2011! Chapter titles include Headline News, Lucy by the Numbers, The Lucy Show Mystery, Mam'selle Mame, and many more...with an exclusive list by Lucille Ball's and Desi Arnaz's good friend, comedian Kaye Ballard (The Mothers-In-Law). You'll laugh, learn and love this unique peek into the Lucyverse.

Best-selling author Michael Karol ("Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia") is at it again, with a book of lists honoring Lucy's 100th birthday and the 60th anniversary of "I Love Lucy" - both of which occur in 2011! Chapter titles include Headline News, Lucy by the Numbers, The Lucy Show Mystery, Mam'selle Mame, and many more...with an exclusive list by Lucille Ball's and Desi Arnaz's good friend, comedian Kaye Ballard (The Mothers-In-Law). You'll laugh, learn and love this unique peek into the Lucyverse.