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The Girl's Guide to Absolutely Everything
COLOSSAL CHEAT SHEET FOR YOUR postcollege years. Finally, all the needs of the modern girl-from the benefits of a Roth IRA to the pleasure and pain of dating (and why it's not a cliche to love yourself first), from figuring out what to wear to a …
MP3 and the Infinite Digital Jukebox
The definitive "how-to" guide to the new digital audio technology that is changing the music industry, this book offers clear and simple instructions for locating all the necessary applications for getting instant musical gratification from the …
Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood
With the intensity of the California gold rush, corporations are racing to stake their claim on the consumer group formerly known as children. What was once the purview of a handful of companies has escalated into a gargantuan enterprise …
Hold Your Horses: Nuggets of Truth for People Who Love Horses...No Matter What
Written and illustrated by Timmons, the award-winning artist from NBCUs "Caroline in the City, Hold Your Horses" is full of irresistible pleasure and unexpected horse sense. Full color.
The Underachiever's Manifesto: The Guide to Accomplishing Little and Feeling Great
Devilishly enlisting examples from philosophy, economics, science, and good common sense, "The Underachiever's Manifesto" is a lighthearted, life-changing rallying call for those who dare to do less and enjoy more.
Dan Rice: The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard of
Dan Rice had many lives. He was a pig presenter, a strongman, a lecturer, and a comic singer, all before joining the dazzling world of the circus. In 1855, he created Dan Rice's Great Show. Labeling himself the "Great American Humorist," he …
Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture
"Get a life," William Shatner told "Star Trek" fans. Yet, as "Textual Poachers" argues, fans already have a "life," a complex subculture which draws its resources from commercial culture while also reworking them to serve alternative interests. …
Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Area
Sexy, stylish, and powerful from Lillian Gish to Katharine Hepburn, Myrna Loy to Lauren Bacall, Jean Harlow to Grace Kelly, each of the legendary actresses featured in this book left an indelible mark in film history and define roles for women on …
Gay by the Bay: A History of Queer Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area
fabulous montage of word and image, Gay by the Bay is the first book ever to chronicle the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history of the San Francisco Bay Area. Vividly illustrated and engagingly written, this meticulously compiled …
Greetings from E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen with Poster and Other
Written with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's cooperation, this illustrated, informal biography combines rare photos with 30 removable facsimiles of E Street memorabilia, including Springsteen's first business card and handwritten set list.
The Culture Cult: Designer Tribalism and Other Essays
"The Culture Cult"is an acerbic critique of that longing widespread in society today to "retreat from civilization." From Rousseau and the Noble Savage to modern defenders of ethnicity such as Isaiah Berlin and Karl Polanyi, a prominent …
This study explores the lives, educational philosophies, and social activism of Anna Julia Cooper and Nannie Helen Burroughs. They were among the most outstanding late 19th and early 20th century Black women educators. The study identifies and …
Disinformation Book of Lists: Subversive Facts and Hidden Information in Rapid-Fire Format
Despite unusual subject matter—such as the murkier aspects of politics, current events, business, history, science, art and literature, sex, drugs and death—this book presents hard, substantiated facts with full references.
American Science Fiction and the Cold War: Literature and Film
American science fiction has played a key role in the portrayal of the fears inherent in the Cold War. Working through a series of important texts, David Seed investigates the political inflections put on American narratives in the post-war …
Celebrating friendships that have been bound together by music since 1979, Horgan's largely unpublished images were taken as friend and participant on the music scene, rather than as a journalist, and are both an exceptional contribution to the …
The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual
With sections on "How to Throw a Batarang," "How to Make a Batsuit," and "How to Bulletproof Your Batmobile," this is the ultimate real-world training manual for any aspiring caped crusader.
Pretty: The Nylon Book of Beauty
Residing at the forefront of cool since its inception, "NYLON" magazine has introduced a new style into the world of fashion magazines, and changed the tone of fashion, beauty, and culture coverage. "Pretty: The NYLON Book of Beauty" breaks the …
Naughty Crosswords: Fifty Sexy and Outrageous Puzzles
These are definitely not your daily paper's crossword puzzles. Conceived by the devious minds at Nerve.com, these 50 puzzles test the old S.Q. (that's sexual quotient). What's a five-letter word for well endowed? In what country is oral sex …
"The Garden of Joys" is an anthology of anecdotes, fables, stories, and proverbs related and translated from the oral tradition of the Arab lands and from Persian and Arabic literature. Henry Cattan has selected from a number of oral and written …
The Metrosexual Guide to Style: A Handbook for the Modern Man
This entertaining and up-to-the-minute handbook offers practical advice for these most modern of men. Hip, irreverent, and informative, it covers fashion, grooming, cocktails, home decor, etiquette and much, much more.
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Life
This omnibus of fast-access survival advice packs hundreds of instant, real solutions to daily crises—because getting through the day is survival enough. Illustrations.
From the Lower East Side to Hollywood: Jews in American Popular Culture
The contribution by Jews to American popular culture is widely acknowledged yet scarcely documented. This is the first comprehensive investigation of the formative Jewish influence upon the rise and development of American popular culture, …
Wallace presents an in-depth celebration of the concept and developmental art that served as a foundation for the film set to hit theaters in June. Nearly 200 pieces of art capture all-new sets and showcase the film's inventive costumes and …
The Hedonism Handbook: Mastering the Lost Arts of Leisure and Pleasure
From the bestselling author of "The Metrosexual Guide to Style" comes a guideto mastering the lost arts of leisure and pleasure.
Worst Case Scenario: University
Classic and hilarious Worst Case Scenario advice for surviving the worst that university has to offer. The perfect gift for a person going to university. Serialisation in the Daily Mail and The Mirror.
Despite the subtitle, this homegrown, lowdown book comprises a full-blown history of skateboarding through paradigmatic case studies. Former Santa Barbara Independent reporter Hamm, who has been skateboarding since age six and had a concrete '…
From the Smithsonian and the Basketball Hall of Fame to offbeat collections in the Sing Sing Prison Museum and the Museum of Pez Memorabilia, discover the location of pop culture treasures—like George Washington's wooden teeth, Dorothy's ruby …
The Postnational Self: Belonging and Identity
What happens to a sense of belonging when national and regional governments, religious organizations, community groups, political parties, and corporations become unstable and incoherent, as they have in these nationalist and postnationalist …
Casino Night: All You Need to Bring the Tables Home
Bring the glamour of the casino into the comfort of your home. "Casino Night" is complete with chips, cards, a gaming mat, dice, and instructions for hosting and playing five different games. Players can choose from Blackjack, Craps, Baccarat, …
Once Bitten: An Unofficial Guide to the World of Angel
The world of the television series "Angel" is celebrated and discussed in this companion guide to the intelligent, thought-provoking spin-off of cult favorite "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." 16 color illustrations; b&w photos throughout.