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Spliffs
Spliffs
by Nick Jones
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Spliffs (the Jamaican word for joints) is more than just a book about marijuana (cannabis) and getting high. It's a celebratory trip that explores the versatility of cannabis and the profound influenceit has had on cultures throughout history. Special... (read more)

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Wholly Cow
Wholly Cow
by Emily Marg Gwathmey
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Recollectibles delight popular culture collectors and graphic designers with their interesting design and intriguing subjects. Each book has a unique and engaging cover that is sure to charm people everywhere.... (read more)

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The Wage Slave's Glossary
The Wage Slave's Glossary
by Joshua Glenn
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AS FEATURED IN THE OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTEST LIBRARY Everybody knows a brown-noser when they see one. But how about a freeter? A workbrickle? A jack? Can they tell downsizing from greybearding or brightsizing? With The Idlers Glossary (2008), Mark... (read more)

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A Hedonist's Guide to Life
A Hedonist's Guide to Life
by Fleur Britten
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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)

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Strip Flips (Strip Flips)
Strip Flips (Strip Flips)
by Leslie Lyons
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A new powerHouse Books series, Strip Flips reinvents the performance and playful sexiness of burlesque striptease in photography flip books by famed Nerve photographer Leslie Lyons. Introducing this delightful series of sizzling and tantalizing flipbooks... (read more)

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This Book Will Change Your Life Again!: 365 More Daily Instructions for Hysterical Living
This Book Will Change Your Life Again!: 365 More Daily Instructions for Hysterical Living
by Benrik
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Benrik, the irrepressible force behind bestselling phenomenon This Book Will Change Your Life, returns with a whole new yearÂ’s worth of hilarious daily guidance to add a little spice to your dull life. This Book Will Change Your Life has even greater... (read more)

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Happy Together New York & the Other World
Happy Together New York & the Other World
by Jan Christiaa Braun
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Rambling through New York one day, Dutch photographer Jan Christiaan Braun ended up at a Queens cemetery, intending to find a good place to make a picture of the American flag. Instead, his attention was caught by a festively adorned gravestone with a... (read more)

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Concrete to Canvas: Skateboarders' Art
Concrete to Canvas: Skateboarders' Art
by Jo Waterhouse
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• Gritty to graceful, skateboard art is the newest hot medium • Skateboarding is extreme! • Includes art on boards as well as graffiti, canvas, and computer work Michelangelo painted ceilings. Diego Rivera painted walls. Today, great... (read more)

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Kaiju Big Battel: A Practical Guide to Giant City-Crushing Monsters
Kaiju Big Battel: A Practical Guide to Giant City-Crushing Monsters
by Di Kaiju
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Kaiju Big Battel, a series of live events that revolve around tournament-style performances, is a tongue-in-cheek hybrid of Japanese-monster-movie mayhem and lowbrow pop-culture. These sold-out events feature a roster of over thirty monsters battling in... (read more)

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Mosh Potatoes: Recipes, Anecdotes, and Mayhem from the Heavyweights of Heavy Metal
Mosh Potatoes: Recipes, Anecdotes, and Mayhem from the Heavyweights of Heavy Metal
by Steve Seabury
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Divided into “Opening Acts” (appetizers), “Headliners” (entrees), and “Encores” (desserts), Mosh Potatoes features 147 recipes that every rock n roll fan will want to devour—including some super-charged Spicy... (read more)

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Fuzz & Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters
Fuzz & Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters
by Edward Harrison
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With Fuzz and Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters, Edward and John Harrison delve into another bizarre and cute niche of Japanese popular culture by interviewing and photographing the men and women that create a niche in the phenomenon of kigurumi, which... (read more)

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Rear Ends: Found Photos
Rear Ends: Found Photos
by Roger Handy
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Quirky and charming, this cheeky collection of photographs is sure to appeal to anyone with a penchant for the posterior.... (read more)

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Absinthe: History in a Bottle
Absinthe: History in a Bottle
by Barnaby Conrad
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Crystal clear in the bottle, potent emerald green in the glass, and 144 proof — absinthe is as illicit as it is intoxicating. It's also among history's most notorious liquors — romanticized and maligned in equal measure. Here for the first... (read more)

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Remember the '50s: Objects and Moments of a Dynamic Era
Remember the '50s: Objects and Moments of a Dynamic Era
by Patricia Masso
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The Petticoats and Cadillacs, Tupperware and Coca-Cola? Prepare yourself for an amazing journey into the past. Remember the '50s presents products of daily life, innovations in science, technology, and art which have influenced the lifestyle of a whole... (read more)

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American Hydrant
American Hydrant
by Sean Crane
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Using conceptual portraits of fire hydrants to document the urban and rural American landscape, this humorous, clever collection of more than 100 images of fire hydrants includes at least one picture from each of the 50 states. Each image of a hydrant... (read more)

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Hello Kitty, Hello Everything!: 25 Years of Fun
Hello Kitty, Hello Everything!: 25 Years of Fun
by Marie Moss
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This lavishly illustrated volume explores the world of Hello Kitty through the years as readers learn about her friends, family, interests and favorite things. illustrations.... (read more)

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Blackstock's Collection: The Drawings of an Artistic Savant
Blackstock's Collection: The Drawings of an Artistic Savant
by Gregory Blackstock
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Modern life is an ever-accelerating barrage of people, buildings, vehicles, creatures, and things. How much can a curious mind take in? And what can it do with all the data? Gregory L. Blackstock, a retired Seattle pot washer, draws order out of all the... (read more)

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Dazed Annual 2001
Dazed Annual 2001
by Dazed & Confused
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A beautifully printed and ingeniously paper-engineered brainstorm bible, Annual begins with graffiti art, moves through adverts for fish starring Jesus to photographer Terry Richardson's celebrity Republican waxworks, and ends with a cut-out Kate Moss... (read more)

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My Dog Ate My Nobel Prize: The Fabricated Memoirs of Jeff Martin
My Dog Ate My Nobel Prize: The Fabricated Memoirs of Jeff Martin
by Jeff Martin
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Jeff Martin was born in 1980. Jeff Martin made millions on the stock market. Jeff Martin lost millions on the stock market. Jeff Martin stopped a Chinese tank at Tiananmen Square. Jeff Martin managed Michael Dukakiss 1988 presidential campaign. Jeff... (read more)

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Goth-Icky: A Macabre Menagerie of Morbid Monstrosities
Goth-Icky: A Macabre Menagerie of Morbid Monstrosities
by Pop Ink
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Containing more than 200 images from the archives of Charles S. Anderson Design Co. and a sharply hilarious text by the main writer and host of the legendary "Mystery Science Theater 3000," this is a kitsch and campy testament to America's love of horror.... (read more)

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