Popular Culture | Popular Culture
Jan.06.2011
A DEADLY ASSASSIN. A DIVINE POWER. A SECRET TO SHAPE MANKIND.When billionaire industrialist Henry Mulholland is murdered the police are left virtually clueless. The only evidence is a mysterious symbol left on his desk. Recognizing it, Stella Jones – Mulholland’s head of security and ex-Special...
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Aug.16.2010
** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED ** Leading psychologists delve into the world and characters of Harry Potter in this revealing look at J. K. Rowling's constructed universe, using the characters and their puzzling situations to offer insight into real-world psychology. Designed to appeal to both fans of...
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Aug.11.2010
From Library Journal Dedicated to the late music critic Lester Bangs and recently deceased punk legend Joey Ramone, this wonderfully quirky title leaves no stone unturned in its coverage of bubblegum music. Cooper, publisher of underground culture 'zine Scram, and Smay, a Scram contributor, lay...
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May.29.2010
“One of the things I love about The Trials of Edgar Poe and Other Poems is how pop culture references to the monsters and heroes of horror films, science fiction novels and television series, sprinkled throughout, are not glibly hip, but both personal and universalizing—we see them for the modern...
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Mar.11.2010
The innovative recording engineer who recorded the Beatles's greatest albums and singles reveals for the first time the extraordinary inside story of how the Fab Four created their best-loved songs
In 1962, at the age of fifteen, Geoff Emerick landed his dream job as an assistant recording engineer...
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Jan.07.2010
FROM THE BACK COVER:
"If you love twitter (and even if you don't), you're going to love Jack Bowen's insightful and hilarious romp through the pre-twitter world of bumper sticker sloganeering. On every page I had two reactions: (1) a vigorous horse laugh, and (2) a curious 'uh, I didn't know...
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Sep.28.2009
Ned Balbo's Sandeen Prize-winning collection of poetry seeks a voice for contemporary and historical figures as they face the ecstasy and grief of love. In these assured and powerful poems, Balbo's confidence in lyric, narrative, and dramatic forms is always evident: lovers whirl in Dante's circle...
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May.22.2009
From the Book Jacket:
More than merely a popular television show, Star Trek has evolved from its original subculture status to a cultural icon, a modern American mythology, and a prescient leap into the future. From the beginning, it was a forum where its creator and its viewers could explore...
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May.02.2009
If you think the world is crazy now, just wait.
Worldbenders are trained to re-invent the past. Benito Cortezar creates a perfect past only to find it haunted by forces he cannot control.
At the watershed of human and posthuman, in the clash between Dreamtime and Primetime, a gaggle of fractured...
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Apr.08.2009
When being a rebel is sanctioned by society, what is left to rebel against?
Hal Niedzviecki has a blunt message for the army of tattoo and piercing enthusiasts, bloggers, skateboard warriors, and anyone else walking around with the smug certainty that they are one of a kind: Individuality is the...
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