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So Crazy Japanese Toys!: Live-Action TV Show Toys from the 1950s to Now
by Jimbo Matison  
Powells.com Staff Pick They both saved the earth and put it in grave danger - the monsters and heroes of Japanese live-action. Whether you cherish tragic protagonists like Kikaida or mega monsters such as Godzilla, Jimbo Matison's So Crazy Japanese Toys collects them all. For...
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Transit Maps of the World
by Mark Ovenden Publisher Comments Transit Maps of the World is the first and only comprehensive collection of historic and current maps of every rapid-transit system on earth. Using glorious, colorful graphics, Mark Ovenden traces the history of mass transit-including rare and historic...
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Sale: $11.95 Hardcover List Price $14.95
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Vibrators: 100 of the Best Vibrators in the World
by Harpercollins Uk Publisher Comments With some designed for pleasure and others for aesthetics, vibrators today come in a dizzying array of shapes and styles. For those overwhelmed by the choices at hand, this exhilarating guide gathers together for the first time the best sex toys from...
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You Are Here
by Katharine Harmon
Powells.com Staff Pick Maps are magical pieces of paper. Who doesn't love to pore over them and imagine traveling to New York, Paris, Amsterdam or even Weed, California? Maps are reassuring when you are lost, and they inspire you to dream when you're stagnant. Author Katherine...
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Mingering Mike
by Dori Hadar Synopsis One cold December morning, Dori Hadar DJ by night, criminal investigator by day was digging through crates of records at a flea market in Washington, D.C. There he stumbled into the elaborate world of Mingering Mike a soul superstar of the 1960s and '70s...
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Real Photo Postcards: Unbelievable Images from the Collection of Harvey Tulcensky
by Laetitia Wolff Publisher Comments It may be hard to believe, but there actually was a time when the postcard image was not a cliché. To reach it, you'll have to set your clock back to the end of the nineteenth century, when an Act of Congress allowed Americans to mail a card for just...
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Firecrackers!: An Eye-Popping Collection of Chinese Firework Art
by Warren Dotz Synopsis Firecrackers, sparklers, and rockets offer maximum flash for minimum cash, and over the years, manufacturers have created dazzling labels to hype their pyrotechnic products. FIRECRACKERS! pays tribute to this eye-popping art form, featuring some of the...
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Badge/Button/Pin
by Gavin Lucas Synopsis Badges, buttons, and pins have been around for more than a century. Today they're everywhere: on lapels and bags all over the world and in the sketchbooks and on the screens of some of the hottest graphic designers, artists, and illustrators. A button...
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Scooters: Red Eyes Whitewalls and Blue Smoke
by Colin Shattuck Publisher Comments Scooterstells the story of the scooters'transition from a practical, efficient workhorse to a counter-cultural catalyst. The Scootering hobby blends a healthy obsession for things mechanical with a distinct taste for the unusual. Scootersoffers an...
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Make Your Own Sex Toys: 50 Quick and Easy Do-It-Yourself Projects
by Matt Pagett Synopsis Giving new meaning to the expression "take pleasure into your own hands," "Make Your Own Sex Toys" is a witty yet practical guide featuring how-to directions for 50 inventive DIY accoutrements. Readers can whip up the Knitted Willy Warmer for cold winter...
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But Wait] There's More]
by Tim Samuelson Publisher Comments For nearly fifty years, the Popeil Brothers' and Ronco's high-energy commercials have been familiar intruders into the living rooms of America-and most homes bear evidence of their seductive visits. Countless VegOMatics, SealAMeals, Kitchen Magicians...
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The Art of Clairtone: The Making of a Design Icon, 1958-1971
by Nina Munk Publisher Comments A fully illustrated, stylish look back at the story behind a Canadian design icon. For a decade, in the 1960s, Clairtone Sound Corporation captured the spirit of the times: sophisticated, cosmopolitan, liberated. From its modern oiled-walnut and teak...
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Design for Impact
by Eric Ericson
From Powells.com I've always thought about collecting these but my slight fear of stewardesses has always kept me from slipping safety cards into my carry-on. Are they complimentary like the in-flight magazine? Or if I take one, will the next person who later sits in my...
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The World in Stamps
by Laurent Lemerle Publisher Comments Stamps aren't just a part of history. They also provide a fascinating means to understand history. Through stamps one can chronicle the making of the modern world-and compare the diverse ways that different cultures represent the same events. In the...
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Peeps: A Candy-Coated Tale
by Mark Masyga Publisher Comments Part whodunit, part pop culture craziness, Peep Fiction is a testament to the unbelievable popularity of and goofiness surrounding America's #1 selling non-chocolate candy. Alert the media-a prominent Peepsville family of marshmallow Peeps has gone...
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Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers
by John Alderman Synopsis An unprecedented combination of computer history and striking images, "Core Memory" reveals modern technology's evolution through the world's most renowned computer collection, the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley. Vivid photos capture these...
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A-Frame
by Chad Randl Publisher Comments Similar to 'Paint By Number', this book examines the leisure building/do-it-yourself phenomenon that hit the middle class during the 1950s and 1960s....
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In Flagrante Collecto: (Caught in the Act of Collecting)
by Marilynn Gelfman Karp Publisher Comments According to author Marilynn Gelfman Karp, collecting is a calling; and those who are driven to collect unloved objects are the purest collectors of all. In this literary and sophisticated celebration of humble objects, Karp shares her passionate...
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Sex Toys 101: A Playfully Uninhibited Guide
by Rachel Venning and Claire Cavanah Publisher Comments How to Choose Them, How to Use Them Are you intimidated by your neighborhood sex toy store? Are you baffled by online sex toy shops? Ever wished sex toys came with a user's manual? Well, now they do. Sex Toys 101 is the first fully illustrated...
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Used: $24.95 Hardcover List Price $39.95
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Chinese Label Art, 1900-1976
by Andrew S Cahan Synopsis Showcases outstanding label, packaging, and advertising art created between 1900 and 1976 primarily in Canton, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore. Export and domestic products include tea, medicine, food, cosmetics, cigarettes, dyes, matches...
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