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In this collection of adventure rebus stories, Chirp snorkels for treasure, explores a jungle, flies to...
Category: Pop Culture
$24.95
Monty Python's Flying Circus Episodes 27-45
Taylor Trade Pub |
April 16, 2013 |
264 pages
This book identifies and explains the plethora of cultural, historical, and topical allusions of the landmark series. Each entry indicates what sketch it appeared in and is cross-referenced between episodes. Entries cover literary and metaphoric allusions, symbolisms, names, peoples, and places; as... More Info
$10.99
My Dog: The Paradox
Andrews McMeel Publishing |
May 7, 2013 |
32 pages
Matthew Inman dishes another helping of hilarity from his online comic The Oatmeal in My Dog: The Paradox. After years of carefully observing his own dog, Rambo, Inman follows his #1 New York Times best-selling How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You, with this ode to the furry,... More Info
$29.95
Mad Men, Mad World
Duke University Press Books |
March 11, 2013 |
432 pages
DIVSince the show's debut in 2007, Mad Men has invited viewers to immerse themselves in the lush period settings, ruthless Madison Avenue advertising culture, and arresting characters at the center of its 1960s fictional world. Mad Men, Mad World is a comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking... More Info
$15.00
Tiny Confessions
Perigee Trade |
May 7, 2013 |
96 pages
While on the run from Rurales in Mexico, Lou Prophet stops at the familiar desert town of Chisos Springs. Except now it’s called Moon’s Well. And it appears that more than the name has changed. It’s being controlled by the scoundrel Mordecai Moon, who even charges people for water. Lou... More Info
$16.00
The Pocket Scavenger
Perigee Trade |
May 7, 2013 |
208 pages
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.
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$28.00
Rise of the Vampire
Reaktion Books |
May 15, 2013 |
224 pages
Before Bella and Edward; Stefan and Damon Salvatore; and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, there was Lestat and Louis, The Lost Boys, and Buffy Summers. Before True Blood and Let the Right One In, there was Dark Shadows and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. And then there is the most prominent of them... More Info
$24.95
Joyride
December 1, 2012 |
267 pages
Originally published: Portland: Cadence Press, 2010.
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Miles
Simon & Schuster |
September 20, 2011 |
448 pages
UNIVERSALLY ACCLAIMED AS A MUSICAL GENIUS, MILES DAVIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INFLUENTIAL MUSICIANS IN THE WORLD. HERE, MILES SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HIS EXTRAORDINARY LIFE. Miles: The Autobiography, like Miles himself, holds nothing back. He speaks frankly and openly about his drug problem and... More Info
$12.99
My High Times
Spruce |
April 2, 2013 |
A Journal for all your Greatest Stoned Ideas, Stupid Quotes and Plans for World Domination. My High Times is the perfect gift to record far-out thoughts, profound insights, stupid quotes and plans for world domination. Have you ever had a really great stoned idea that would make you rich and change... More Info
We Learn Nothing
Simon & Schuster |
April 9, 2013 |
256 pages
“Kreider locates the right simile and the pith of situations as he carefully catalogues humanity’s inventive and manifold ways of failing” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Satirical cartoonist Tim Kreider turns his funny, brutally honest eye to the dark truths of the human condition,... More Info
$22.95
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
January 31, 2013 |
240 pages
Over 150 regular folks getting their time in the spotlight--some are heroes, some are far from that. But they all share one thing in common: they weren't planning to become famous.
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$25.95
Pot Culture
Harry N. Abrams |
April 1, 2008 |
224 pages
"Pot Culture" encapsulates the history, lifestyle, and language of a subculture that, with every generation, is constantly re-defining itself. This guide provides the answers to everything readers ever wanted to know about pot, but were too stoned to ask.
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$27.95
Barred for Life
Pm Press |
February 14, 2013 |
328 pages
Cataloging the legacy of the American punk rock pioneers Black Flag, this photo documentary uses stark, contrasting portraits to share the stories of the die-hard fans who wear the iconic four-barred logo tattooed on their skin. From doctors to homeless punks, stories range from the intensely... More Info
$22.99
I Would Die 4 U
Atria Books |
March 19, 2013 |
160 pages
Celebrated journalist, TV personality, and award-winning author Touré investigates one of the most enigmatic and fascinating figures in contemporary American culture: Prince. Drawing on new research and enlivened by Toure's unique pop cultural fluency, I Would Die 4 U relies on surprising and... More Info
$17.50
Mess
Perigee Trade |
September 7, 2010 |
224 pages
This manual of accidents and mistakes asks readers to do the opposite of what they've always been taught and follow three rules: 1. Do not try to make something beautiful. 2. Do not think too much. (There is no "wrong.") 3. Continue under all circumstances.
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$16.00
This Is Not a Book
Perigee Trade |
September 1, 2009 |
221 pages
The creator of Wreck This Journal presents a creative, illustrated guide with a unique perspective on the purpose and function of a book, including using it to send a secret message, as a recording device, and as an instrument. Original.
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$16.00
Wreck This Journal (Black)
Perigee Trade |
August 7, 2012 |
224 pages
The international bestseller… For anyone who's ever had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal or sketchbook comes this expanded edition of Wreck This Journal, an illustrated book that features a subversive collection of prompts, asking readers to muster up their best mistake and... More Info
$45.00
Punk Press
Harry N Abrams Incorporated |
March 5, 2013 |
240 pages
Punk was born on the East Coast in the late 1960s, later crossing the Atlantic and exploding in London and Paris. This dynamic countermovement churned out heaps of professional magazines and photocopied, hand-stapled fanzines, all expressing ideas on music, art, and current events. By creating its... More Info
$21.95
Did I Do That?
Abrams Image |
May 1, 2013 |
208 pages
Did I Do That? The Best (and Worst) of the ‘90srelives the decade that brought the Power Rangers,Saved by the Bell, and Beanie Babies to worldwide stardom. Celebrating the most sought-after, wacky, ubiquitous, and downright bizarre bits of ’90s pop culture, this chock-full-of-fun,... More Info
$19.95
The Skateboarding Field Manual
Firefly Books Limited |
January 1, 2009 |
143 pages
Explains the fundamentals of skateboarding, from putting a board together to how to do thirty-three basic tricks.
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$18.00
50 Licks
Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA |
February 26, 2013 |
288 pages
Behold the Rolling Stones: run-ins with the law, chart-topping successes, and now the World's Greatest Continually Operating Rock and Roll Band. 50 Licks tells the story of the Stones, right from its very origins. On July 12, 1962, London's Marquee Club debuted a new act, a blues-inflected rock... More Info
$29.95
Tapping into The Wire
JHUP |
August 15, 2012 |
232 pages
Did Omar Little die of lead poisoning? Would a decriminalization strategy like the one in Hamsterdam end the War on Drugs? What will it take to save neglected kids like Wallace and Dukie? Tapping into 'The Wire' uses the acclaimed television series as a road map for exploring connections between... More Info
$27.95
98% Funky Stuff
February 1, 2013 |
208 pages
Revealing the warm and astonishing story of an influential jazz legend, this personal narrative tells the story of a man's journey from a Southern upbringing to a career touring the world to play for adoring fans. It tells how James Brown first discovered the Parker brothers—Melvin, the drummer,... More Info
$17.95
Inside Jokes
MIT Press (MA) |
February 8, 2013 |
376 pages
An evolutionary and cognitive account of the addictive mind candy that ishumor.
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$21.95
Yarn Bombing
Arsenal Pulp PressLtd |
September 1, 2009 |
231 pages
A guide to covert textile street art offers tips on how to design unique graffiti tags, advice on coordinating large-scale projects, and includes twenty pattens for items to adorn public spaces.
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$10.99
Crap Dates
Simon & Schuster |
April 1, 2012 |
176 pages
In August this year, inspired by a particularly horrendous date he'd just had and fed up with the trials of single life, journalist and author Rhodri Marsden invited his Twitter followers to send in their worst ever dating experiences (in 140 characters or less, of course). The result was... More Info
Drive
December 15, 2012 |
256 pages
“The open road”—it's a phrase that calls to mind a sense of freedom, adventure, and new possibilities that make driving one of our most liberating activities. In Drive, Iain Borden explores the way driving allows us to encounter landscapes and cities around the world. He takes particular... More Info
Booklover's Book of Jokes, Quips & Quotes
British Library Board |
October 15, 2011 |
96 pages
The Booklover's Book of Jokes, Quips and Quotes spans centuries to provide a book full of bookish humor, pithy sayings, one-liners and the just plain silly.
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E Street Shuffle
Viking Adult |
January 3, 2013 |
400 pages
An intimate portrait of the legendary rock performer and his famous band charts their rise from blue-collar origins to the heights of stardom while exploring how the band members helped Springsteen to develop his distinctive sound, in a commemorative account that also covers his business clashes... More Info
Kafka's Soup
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
May 25, 2013 |
92 pages
A tongue-in-cheek collection of recipes prepared in the voices of fourteen famous writers is a series of whimsical pastiches that emulate the culinary processes of such figures as Homer, Jane Austen, and Raymond Chandler.
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Authentic
October 15, 2012 |
266 pages
Brands are everywhere. Branding is central to political campaigns and political protest movements; the alchemy of social media and self-branding creates overnight celebrities; the self-proclaimed “greening” of institutions and merchant goods is nearly universal. But while the practice of... More Info
$31.50
The Horror! The Horror!
Harry N. Abrams |
November 1, 2010 |
176 pages
Uncovers a rare visual treasury of some of the most important and neglected stories in American literature--the pre-Code horror comics of the 1950s. Censored out of existence by Congress in an infamous televised US Senate subcommittee hearing investigating juvenile delinquency, these rare comic... More Info
Russian Revolutionary Posters
Tate |
September 1, 2012 |
144 pages
"Russian Revolutionary Posters tells the story of the development of the Soviet poster, from the revolutionary period through to the death of Stalin, revealing the way in which tumultuous events within the Soviet Union were matched by equally dramatic shifts in graphic art and design. Written and... More Info
Wondrous Strange
McClelland & Stewart |
March 1, 2005 |
536 pages
Winner of the 2005 Nicolas Slonimsky Award for Outstanding Musical Biography, awarded by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) The first major biography of Glenn Gould to stress the critical influence of the Canadian context on his life and art. Glenn Gould was not, as has... More Info
How Music Works
McSweeney's |
September 12, 2012 |
345 pages
How Music Works is David Byrne's remarkable and buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about. In it he explores how profoundly music is shaped by its time and place, and he explains how the advent of recording technology in the twentieth century forever changed our... More Info
Iron Man
December 11, 2012 |
432 pages
The memoir of one of the great musicians of our time, Tony Iommi--Grammy-winning revolutionary guitarist, cofounding member of Black Sabbath, and architect of heavy metal
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Guitar Zero
Penguin Group USA |
December 24, 2012 |
288 pages
On the eve of his 40th birthday, a professor of no discernible musical talentlearns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone of any age might mastera new skill.
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The Ballad of Bob Dylan
Harper Perennial |
May 15, 2012 |
528 pages
Drawing on revelatory interviews, a rich analysis of lyrics, and a lifelong study of one of the greatest songwriters of our time, Daniel Mark Epstein delivers a singular, nuanced, and insightful examination of Bob Dylan?the poet, the musician, and the man. Interweaving in-depth conversations with... More Info
Not Young, Still Restless
It Books |
July 31, 2012 |
224 pages
The long-awaited memoir from one of daytime television's most celebrated and beloved actresses. Three or four days a week, Jeanne Cooper drives from her Hollywood Hills home to the job she's held for more than three decades: bringing life to the character of Katherine Chancellor, the outspoken,... More Info
The Man Who Sold the World
Harper |
July 31, 2012 |
512 pages
The Man Who Sold the World is a critical study of David Bowie's most inventive and influential decade, from his first hit, "Space Oddity," in 1969, to the release of the LP Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) in 1980. Viewing the artist through the lens of his music and his many guises, the acclaimed... More Info
Mamika
Harper Design |
April 17, 2012 |
176 pages
Meet Mamika: the world’s coolest and most daring nonagenarian! To raise his ninety-three-year-old grandmother’s spirits, photographer Sacha Goldberger engaged her as his creative collaborator, model, and muse. Countless costumes, geriatric gaffes, unbelievable stunts, and hilarious photo shoots... More Info
$17.95
The Conquest of Cool
University of Chicago Press |
December 1, 1998 |
322 pages
While the youth counterculture remains the most evocative and best-remembered symbol of the cultural ferment of the 1960s, the revolution that shook American business during those boom years has gone largely unremarked. In this fascinating and revealing study, Thomas Frank shows how the youthful... More Info
The Great Movies III
University Of Chicago Press |
September 1, 2011 |
440 pages
Roger Ebert has been writing film reviews for the Chicago Sun-Times for over four decades now and his biweekly essays on great movies have been appearing there since 1996. As Ebert noted in the introduction to the first collection of those pieces, “They are not the greatest films of all time,... More Info
You'll Know When You Get There
University of Chicago Press |
August 15, 2012 |
272 pages
As the 1960s ended, Herbie Hancock embarked on a grand creative experiment. Having just been dismissed from the celebrated Miles Davis Quintet, he set out on the road, playing with his first touring group as a leader until he eventually formed what would become a revolutionary band. Taking the... More Info
The Cruel Radiance
May 1, 2012 |
344 pages
In The Cruel Radiance, Susie Linfield challenges the idea that photographs of political violence exploit their subjects and pander to the voyeuristic tendencies of their viewers. Instead she argues passionately that looking at such images—and learning to see the people in them—is an ethically... More Info
Bob Dylan
May 24, 2011 |
192 pages
Offers a historical look at the life and career of Bob Dylan from four perspectives: his relationship to blackness, the influence of his singing style, his image on film, and his songwriting.
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Film and Genocide
University of Wisconsin Pres |
January 4, 2012 |
288 pages
Film and Genocide brings together scholars of film and of genocide to discuss film representations, both fictional and documentary, of the Holocaust, the Armenian genocide, and genocides in Chile, Australia, Rwanda, and the United States. Since 1955, when Alain Resnais created his experimental... More Info
$25.00
Patti Smith
Yale Univ Pr |
October 31, 2011 |
96 pages
"Each photograph is like a diary entry of my life." —Patti Smith
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