Hollywood vs. America

Michael Medved. Harper Paperbacks, $14.99 (416pp) ISBN 978-0-06-092435-5

PBS film critic Medved's jeremiad charges that Hollywood is profoundly out of touch with the values and lifestyles espoused by most Americans. (Aug.)

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