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Locals Only: California Skateboarding 1975-1978 by Steve Crist Publisher Comments One afternoon in 1975, a young photographer named Hugh Holland drove up Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Los Angeles and encountered skateboarders carving up the drainage ditches along the side of the canyon. Immediately transfixed by their grace and... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover 
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The Vice Guide to Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll by Gavin Mcinnes Publisher Comments What started out as a few Montreal drug addicts scamming welfare make-work programs back in 1994 has become a global empire of hedonism known simply as VICE. From a 16-page newspaper about punk bands and violence to stores, a clothing line, VICE Films... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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New Club Kids: London Party Fashion in the Noughties by Oggy Yordanov Synopsis This book's vibrant photographs reveal the outrageous fashion of London's pulsating club scene in the 21st century.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia #01: Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia, Volume 1 by Danzig Baldaev Publisher Comments Occasionally a book is published that reveals a subculture you never dreamt existed. More rarely, that book goes on to become a phenomenon of its own. The 2004 publication of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia was such a phenomenon, spawning two... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Hardcover
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Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins Publisher Comments Encyclopedia of the Exquisite is a lifestyle guide for the Francophile and the Anglomaniac, the gourmet and the style maven, the armchair traveler and the art lover. It’s an homage to the esoteric world of glamour that doesn’t require much... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Hipster Handbook by Robert Lanham Publisher Comments From its descriptions of hipster style now and in the past to its knowing dissection of the cool facade, "The Hipster Handbook" is likely to become a phenomenon as big as the classic "Official Preppy Handbook"--but for a very different crowd.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hard Knocks: Rolling with the Derby Girls by Shelley Calton Publisher Comments "Calton exquisitely captures the emotions and intensity of the sport. She has collected these magnificent images into her book, Hard Knocks: Rolling with the Derby Girls. Calton’s photos convey a certain timeless and nostalgic quality; even the... (read more) List Price $38.00 Your price: $16.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Fandomania: Characters & Cosplay by Elena Dorfman Synopsis In her riveting new book, Fandomania, photographer Elena Dorfman examines the pop culture phenomenon of cosplay, in which participants dress up in costumes--and live part of their lives--as characters from video games, animated films and Japanese graphic... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Flexible
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A Field Guide to the Urban Hipster by Josh Aiello Publisher Comments A Comprehensive Guide to Identifying More than 35 Species of Urban Hipsters Like most wildlife, Urban Hipsters offer valuable and entertaining opportunities for observation and study. To date, casual students of wild Hipsters have been left without a... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Made for Skate: The Illustrated History of Skateboard Footwear by Jurgen Blumlein Synopsis In the skateboard universe, the evolution of riding technique, skateboard decks, graphics and art are well documented. Until now, however, skateboard shoes have received little attention. Made for Skate tells the story of skateboard footwear as seen... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $13.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Golf Wang by Tyler Vyron Brick Publisher Comments The Los Angeles collective of hip hop skater kids known as Odd Future--or in full, Odd Future Golf Wang Kill Them All--has galvanized hip hop superstars, sneaker freaks, hipsters and cognoscenti alike with its dark, playfully aggressive sound. The Odd... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Torso: Streetwear T-Shirt Graphics Exposed by Daniel (edt) Eckler Synopsis With their catchy messages and bold artwork, today's t-shirts are a reflection of and petri dish for current styles in graphic design, illustration, and fashion.... (read more) Your price: $55.00 New - Trade Paper
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Live...Suburbia! by Anthony Pappalardo Publisher Comments Live...Suburbia! is a collection of stories and images of the post-1960s subcultures that define America. It’s kids taking their urethane wheels to empty pools, picking British Punk in broad downstrokes and creating Hardcore, it’s skinheads... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Teds by Chri Steele Perkins Publisher Comments The Teddy Boys were a flashily dressed, rebellious and sometimes violent youth movement that originated in Britain in the ’50s. The three-quarter-length Edwardian jacket with velvet collar, drainpipe trousers and quiff became a focus of male... (read more) List Price $29.00 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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Fresh Fruits by Shoichi Aoki Publisher Comments A brand new collection of fluffies and spikeys from the streets of downtown Tokyo taken by renowned Japanese photographer Shoichi Aoki. Follow-on publication from the hugely successful "Fruits", published by Phaidon in 2001.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Flexible
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Fallen Superheroes by Scott Allen Perry Publisher Comments Using superheroes as the allegory, this colorful photo narrative explores the not-so-glamorous and sometimes dark realities of those who strive to live their dreams against all odds. The creators of Mime Very Own Book have reunited to pair trademark... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Trade Paper
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A Hedonist's Guide to Life by Fleur Britten Synopsis Opining on topics as varied as drag queens and poker, cannabis and gambling, these 75 short essays on the decadent side of life make a deliciously naughty gift for anyone tired of the straight and narrow. 30 color illustrations.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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Punk Shui: Home Design for Anarchists by Josh Amatore Hughes Publisher Comments Martha Stewart meets Sid Vicious in this counterintuitive and funny design manifesto for adding creative chaos in the home and in life. Photos.... (read more) List Price $10.75 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cosplay: Catgirls and Other Critters (Anime Costuming Handbook) by Gerry Poulos Publisher Comments Why just draw your favorite anime character when you can beit? Cosplay-short for "costume play"-is sweeping the anime con scene from coast to coast, and once again we're leading the way with a pair of books for both beginning and veteran cosplayers. Each... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia, Volume II by Danzig Baldaev Publisher Comments Danzig Baldaev's father was an academic, an ethnologist who found himself imprisoned under Soviet rule as an enemy of the people. In fact much of Baldaev's family moved through the Soviet prison system, while he became a guard. At his father's suggestion,... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Hardcover
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