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Savage Chickens
A Survival Kit for Life in the Coop
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
"As a vegan, the only chickens I consume are Savage's. I never miss a meal."-Dan Piraro, cartoonist of Bizarro
We've all been forced to endure jobs we don't like. We get up, go to work, go to bed, and do it again. No one knows these pains better than Doug Savage, whose dream of being...
by John Howard Reid
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
In the days when cinema audiences insisted that movie programs include two features, plus shorts, plus a newsreel, plus trailers, plus a cartoon, the supporting feature was known in the film trade as a "B". On many occasions, the unheralded "B" movie turned out to be more entertaining...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Paul Madonna's popular comic, "All Over Coffee" had been running for twelve years in the San Francisco Chronicle when he was evicted from his longtime home and studio in the Mission District, ground-zero in the “tech wars” transforming the city. Suddenly finding himself yet another victim...
Textual Poachers
Television Fans and Participatory Culture
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
The twentieth anniversary edition of Henry Jenkins’s Textual Poachers brings this now-canonical text to a new generation of students interested in the intersections of fandom, participatory culture, popular consumption and media theory.
Supplementing the original, classic text is an interview...
Superheroes!
Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, the Avengers, the X-Men, Watchmen, and more: the companion volume to the PBS documentary series of the same name that tells the story of the superhero in American popular culture.
Together again for the first time, here come the greatest comic...
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential
How Teenage Girls Made a Nation Cool
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
"The schoolgirl is the main driver of Japan's Gross National Cool, and Brian Ashcraft's book is the best source for those hoping to understand why." —Chris Baker, WIRED Magazine
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential takes you beyond the realm of everyday girls to the world of the iconic...
by James Daily, Ryan Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
An intriguing and entertaining look at how America’s legal system would work using the world of comic books.
The dynamic duo behind the popular website LawAndTheMultiverse.com breaks down even the most advanced legal concepts for every self-proclaimed nerd.
James Daily and Ryan Davidson—attorneys...
No Joke
Making Jewish Humor
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer,...
by Amy Krakow
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2008
The most comprehensive book yet on this unique art form. Whether flaunted or hidden, sought as art or curiosity, the tatoo has left its mark on generations. From its beginnings as a pagan ornament to today's popular body art, this book takes an intriguing look at the world of tatoos. 150 photos.
What to Wear, Where
The How-to Handbook for Any Style Situation
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Life is stressful; your outfit shouldn't be. That's the philosophy behind What to Wear, Where, the second book from the authors of the popular style guide Who What Wear. This time Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power give readers exactly what they've asked for: specific advice on how to put together the...
The Burning House
What Would You Take?
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
“Fascinating….Provocative.”
—New York Times
“Answering this question reveals a great deal about your personality, priorities and interests.”
—The Guardian (UK)
If your house were on fire, what would you take? Foster Huntington has collected answers to this telling question...
Green Porno
A Book and Short Films by Isabella Rossellini
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
From the beloved actress Isabella Rossellini comes Green Porno, a strange and enlightening visual exploration of the sex lives of insects and sea creatures, based on the wildly popular short videos of the same name. Co-director Jody Shapiro has taken 125 arresting film stills of Isabella dressed in...
Things Are What You Make of Them
Life Advice for Creatives
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else)
The Ultimate BuzzFeed Books Gift Guide - Official Selection
From the creative mind and heart of designer Adam J. Kurtz comes this upbeat rallying cry for creators of all stripes. Expanding on a series of popular essays,...
by John Waters
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
**From an icon of popular culture, here is inspiring advice for artists, graduates, and all who seek happiness and success on their own terms.
So what if you have talent? Then what?**
When John Waters delivered his gleefully subversive advice to the graduates of the Rhode Island School...