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Hip: The History (P.S.) by John Leland Publisher Comments Hip: The History is the story of how American pop culture has evolved throughout the twentieth century to its current position as world cultural touchstone. How did hip become such an obsession? From sex and music to fashion and commerce, John Leland... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Have a Nice Doomsday: Why Millions of Americans Are Looking Forward to the End of the World (P.S.) by Nicholas Guyatt Publisher Comments In Have a Nice Doomsday, Nicholas Guyatt searches for the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans have come to believe that the apocalypse will take place in their lifetime. They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatch up his... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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One Day the Soldiers Came: Voices of Children in War (P.S.) by Charles London Publisher Comments Today, in violence-torn regions across the globe, 20 million children have been uprooted, orphaned, or injured by war, famine, and poverty. This is their story . . . and ours. In this powerful and unforgettable book—by turns painful, funny... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries (P.S.) by Marilyn Johnson Publisher Comments Marilyn Johnson was enthralled by the remarkable lives that were marching out of this world— so she sought out the best obits in the English language and the people who spent their lives writing about the dead. She surveyed the darkest corners of... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies From the Women of York Prison (07 Edition) by Wally Lamb Publisher Comments For several years, Wally Lamb, the author of two of the most beloved novels of our time, has run a writing workshop at the York Correctional Institution, Connecticut's only maximum-security prison for women. Writing, Lamb discovered, was a way for these... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties (P.S.) by Robert Stone Publisher Comments From the New York City of Kline and De Kooning to the jazz era of New Orleans's French Quarter, to Ken Kesey's psychedelic California, Prime Green explores the 1960s in all its weird, innocent, turbulent, and fascinating glory. Building on personal... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser Staff Pick "What we eat has changed more in the last forty years than in the last forty thousand," Schlosser observes, yet most Americans know very little about how that food is made, where, by whom, and at what cost. Fast Food Nation traces the industry's... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness (P.S.) by Virginia Postrel Publisher Comments Whether it's sleek leather pants, a shiny new Apple computer, or a designer toaster, we make important decisions as consumers every day based on our sensory experience. Sensory appeals are everywhere, and they are intensifying, radically changing how... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Power of Place: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts, Emotions, and Actions (P.S.) by Winifred Gallagher Publisher Comments A fascinating and enormously entertaining book that explores the complex relationships between people and the places in which they live, work, and enjoy. A revealing look at the power that place holds over the way we live our lives.... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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