Popular Culture
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Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World
$20.00 Add to cartThe untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured–and transformed–the world’s imagination.
“A masterful book driven by deep research, new insi- Author: Alt, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 22 2021
- ISBN10: 1984826719
- Language: English
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People Change
$16.00 Read more*FINALIST FOR THE CITY OF CALGARY W.O. MITCHELL BOOK PRIZE*
“A deeply generous and honest gift to the world.”
—Elliot Page The author of I’m Afraid of Men lets readers in on the secrets to a life of- Author: Shraya, Vivek
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0735238650
- Language: English
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The Deadly Balance: Predators and People in a Crowded World
$28.00 Read moreThe predators that can hunt, kill and eat us occupy a unique place in the human psyche – and for good reason.
Whether it’s lions in Africa, tigers in India or sharks in the world’s oceans, we are fasc- Author: Hart, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1472985362
- Language: English
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The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 1: From Pong to Pokemon and Beyond . . . the Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the
$27.00 Add to cartThe definitive behind-the-scenes history of the dawn of video games and their rise into a multibillion-dollar business
“For industry insiders and game players alike, this book is a must-have.”–Mark T- Series: Ultimate History of Video Games
- Author: Kent, Steven L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: October 02 2001
- ISBN10: 0761536434
- Language: English
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The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers
$24.95 Add to cartA delicious, multilayered tale of a legendary sandwich
Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Cooking
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Best of the Bay Awards, “Best Approach to Pressing Matters”
How did the Cub
- Author: Huse, Andrew T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: September 02 2022
- ISBN10: 0813069386
- Language: English
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Top Eight: How Myspace Changed Music
$30.00 Read more“A brilliant and addictive chronicle of a pop explosion that helped shape our moment. An absolute delight to read.” —Rob Sheffield, bestselling author of Love is a Mix Tape, Dreaming the Beatles, and… [more below]
- Author: Tedder, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1641606584
- Language: English
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Anime from Akira to Howl’s Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
$24.99 Add to cartThis new edition of the groundbreaking popular book from Susan J Napier, Anime from Akira to Howl’s Moving Castle, is a must-have for both seasoned and new fans of anime.
Japanese animation is more- Author: Napier, Susan J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1403970521
- Language: English
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Celebrity Nation: How America Evolved Into a Culture of Fans and Followers
$26.95 Read moreA former People magazine editor reveals how our cult of celebrity has shaped our politics, our culture, and our personal lives–for better or worse
From the writer and editor who coined the term “baby- Author: Jones, Landon Y.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 080706565X
- Language: English
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
$20.00 Add to cartNow featuring an introduction by Geoff Dyer, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is a wild, psychedelic, utterly Wolfe-ian romp through the rise of the counterculture movement of the 1960s.
The Electric Ko- Author: Wolfe, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 1250321700
- Language: English
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Clever Girl: Jurassic Park
$15.95 Add to cartA smart and incisive exploration of everyone’s favorite dinosaur movie and the female dinosaurs who embody what it means to be angry, monstrous, and free
The Jurassic Park series is one of the most fa- Series: Pop Classics #14
- Author: McGregor, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 114
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1770417397
- Language: English
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The Psychology of Elden Ring: Arise Now, Ye Tarnished
$19.99 Add to cart“Oh, arise now, ye Tarnished. Ye dead, who let live. The call of long-lost grace speaks to us all.” Opening Cutscene, Elden Ring “The Psychology of Elden Ring” offers a deep dive into the captivating
- Author: Bean, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1955406162
- Language: English
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Gothic Life: The Essential Guide to Macabre Style
$24.99 Read moreThe New York Times-dubbed “Martha Stewart for Macabre Homemakers,” Aurelio Voltaire, presents the definitive guide to revamping your sanctuary to match your eerie vibe.
Are you ready to embrace your- Author: Voltaire, Aurelio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 0760388326
- Language: English
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American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond
$32.00 Add to cart“America is the world’s biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need. I loved this book.”
–Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted Hou… [more below]- Author: Dauber, Jeremy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1643753568
- Language: English
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Change Your Brain
$12.95 Add to cartThis book tells the inside story of Leary’s early LSD research at Harvard. Known throughout the world as the guru who encouraged an entire generation to “turn on, tune in, and drop out,” he draws on w… [more below]
- Series: Leary, Timothy
- Author: Leary, Timothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 21 2000
- ISBN10: 1579510175
- Language: English
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Planet Funny: How Comedy Ruined Everything
$17.00 Add to cartA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
The witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author and record-setting Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings relays the history of humor in “lively, insightful,- Author: Jennings, Ken
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 09 2019
- ISBN10: 1501100602
- Language: English
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How You Get Famous: Ten Years of Drag Madness in Brooklyn
$18.99 Add to cartA “funny, poignant, dishy, and even enlightening” adventure through a tight-knit world of drag performers making art, mayhem, and dreaming of making it big, this book is “the story of America now” (Al… [more below]
- Author: Pasulka, Nicole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1982115807
- Language: English
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Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman
$17.00 Read more**One of NPR’s Best Books of 2017**
“Petersen’s gloriously bumptious, brash ode to nonconforming women suits the needs of this dark moment. Her careful examination of how we eviscerate the women who c- Author: Petersen, Anne Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 0525534725
- Language: English
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Cannibal Error
$32.95 Add to cartA social history of the ‘video nasty’.
In the early 1980s, video technology forever changed the face of home entertainment. The videocassette – a handy-sized cartridge of magnetic tape inside a plastic
- Author: Kerekes, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 596
- Publish Date: March 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1909394955
- Language: English
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Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction
$18.00 Add to cart“Enthralling – full of ‘aha’ moments about why some ideas soar and others never get off the ground. This book picks up where The Tipping Point left off.” —Adam Grant
Nothing “goes viral.” If you thin- Author: Thompson, Derek
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1101980338
- Language: English
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A Unified Theory of Cats on the Internet
$18.00 Add to cartHow cats became the undisputed mascot of the internet.
The advertising slogan of the social news site Reddit is “Come for the cats. Stay for the empathy.” Journalists and their readers seem to need no
- Author: White, E. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: July 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1503604632
- Language: English
