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by Ian Phillips Powells.com Staff Pick If you occasionally take pleasures in the innocent misfortune of others, this one is for you. Each page tells the story of desperation as owners resort to the one hope that someone will find and return their precious pets. If it weren't for lost snakes... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Andrew Emery Publisher Comments The term "hip hop" refers to the cultural milieu surrounding largely black music from the 1970s onwards; including rap, jiggy, electro music, graphic design (grafitti, music graphics, and flyer and poster design) and fashion. From the inception of hip... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $16.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Susan Hall Publisher Comments Every city-dweller has seen them, ever city-dweller could list the telltale signs: the fur, the gold, the hats, the cars. They are the original macks, the original players. They are Big City pimps--the heroes of gangsta rap. Bob Adelman and Susan Hall... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $19.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Lisa Wagner Publisher Comments As a substitute teacher in Los Angeles, Trinie Dalton found herself required to confiscate the notes passed among her students. What began as disciplinary action soon became an obsession, and after three years Dalton had amassed hundreds of notes. The... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Jeffrey Brouws Synopsis Among the most accomplished color photographers of our time, Jeff Brouws presents over 80 resplendent photographs capturing the dreamy magic of the carnival midway. Gravity-defying amusement rides, brightly colored booths, the beseeching barkers Brouws... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Stan Corwin Producti Publisher Comments Introduction by Buck Henry Curvaceous, friendly and wholesome-looking, Playboy pinup Betty Page was the perfect compliment to the still-innocent fantasies of young men during the Eisenower years. Betty Page Confidential includes a biography of the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Elissa Stein Publisher Comments "Stewardess" is a high-flying visual celebration of the era when air travel was chic and stewardesses were glamorous, gracious symbols of the international jet set. Taking off with an insightful introduction tracing the history of the air hostess, this... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $10.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Mel Gordon Publisher Comments Between 1921 and 1933, Berlin developed a reputation for debauchery unrivaled by any city before or since. Unlike European capitals such as Paris, Barcelona, and Amsterdam, where brothel districts were extensive but discreet, in Berlin sexual tourism was... (read more) Your price $20.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Robert Fowler Publisher Comments For nearly 40 years Jack Chick has written and published hundreds of illustrated gospel tracts in close to 100 languages, Copies of Chick's tracts are even displayed in the Smithsonian Institute as an integral part of American culture. These fire-and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by Alberto Manguel Publisher Comments More than 500 rare and beautiful toys from the renowned collection of Paris' Musie des Arts Dicoratifs are photographed by Pintado in tableaux of children's playrooms from 1870 to the present. These unearthly photographs alternate with text by Manguel... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price $40.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Alvin Buenaventura Publisher Comments Twenty cartoon mini-narratives, never-before-seen images bound in an accordion-folded format that opens up to reveal over ten feet worth of full-color cartooning beauty! Featured artists: Rick Altergott, Peter Bagge, Jonathan Bennett, Ivan Brunetti... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $13.75 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Elissa Stein Publisher Comments Each year over 700,000 beauty pageants are held in cities and towns the world over. Here is a celebration of that glitz and that glory. From Miss Universe to Miss Potato Blossom, this colorful book showcases pageants large and small, focusing on the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $4.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Mack Friedman Publisher Comments The first complete picture of the evolution of hustler culture, from the 1600s onwards.... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Jean Nathan Powells.com Staff Pick The fey daughter of a successful portrait artist and sister to a fishing lure inventor, Dare Wright conducted her life like an actress in an autobiographical production. Juxtaposed between innocence and erotica she created nineteen children's books, had... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $15.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Sarah Lewitinn Publisher Comments Your nights of poring over massive karaoke binders are over With more than two thousand songs handpicked and organized by music industry insider and DJ Sarah Lewitinn (a.k.a. Ultragrrrl), Pocket Karaoke is the definitive, portable guide to making your... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Kent Zimmerman Publisher Comments Leave no urban myth untested. Could you kill someone by dropping a penny from a skyscraper? Can an unsuspecting scuba diver be sucked out of the water by a firefighting helicopter and get spit out in the middle of a forest fire? Can you save yourself in... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Robert Carroll Reed Publisher Comments Experience the thrill of danger in the comfort and safety of your own home through the pages of this exciting book. A sequel to Smashups, this book takes you to travel accidents through over 150 photos of wrecks and crashes in the air and on the highway,... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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