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Black Friend : Essays
ZiweABRAMS 2023From the writer crowned one of the smartest, funniest voices in modern America, this hotly anticipated debut collection of essays offers âa precious glimpse into how Ziweâs un...
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Total F*cking Godhead : The Biography of Chris Cornell
Reiff, CorbinPost Hill Press 2020"Total F*cking Godhead brings Chris Cornell, the voice of a generation, alive on the page. Impressively researched and compulsively readable, Godhead pulls no punches in recounting...
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I Like to Watch : Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution
Nussbaum, EmilyRandom House Publishing Group 2019From The New Yorker’s fiercely original, Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic, a provocative collection of new and previously published essays arguing that we are what we watch. “...
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Challenge Accepted! : 253 Steps to Becoming an Anti-It Girl
Barber, CelesteHarperCollins Publishers 2018 Unabridged'Prepare to laugh' – Reese Witherspoon 253 steps to becoming an anti-it girl. Funny woman, Instagram star and international comedy sensation, Celeste Barber's Challenge Accepted! i...
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Geekerella : A Fangirl Fairy Tale
Poston, AshleyQuirk Books 2017Cinderella goes to the con in this charming young adult romance that puts a fandom twist on the classic fairy tale—from a New York Times bestselling author! “With geekily adorab...
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You Can't Touch My Hair : And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
Robinson, PhoebePenguin Publishing Group 2016A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • “A must-read...Phoebe Robinson discusses race and feminism in such a funny, real, and specific way, it penetrates your brain and stays with you.”—Ila...
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What Is Punk? : (Fixed Layout Edition)
Morse, EricAkashic Books 2015One of The Globe and Mail's Best Books of 2015"A punk primer for the youngest set....Yi's incredibly detailed clay figures are a kinetic and inspired art choice. Their crazy creati...
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David Bowie in Darkness : A Study of 1. Outside and the Late Career
Greco, Nicholas P.McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2015As an artist, David Bowie was widely considered a "chameleon," shedding one persona to create another and thus staying popular, relevant and compelling. In reality, Bowie was able...
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Rock Band Name Origins : The Stories of 240 Groups and Performers
Metzer, GregMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2015This book details the origins of the names of 240 musical acts, focusing on the most popular groups (and a few individual performers) from the 1960s through today. Even casual musi...
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Candy Darling : Memoirs of an Andy Warhol Superstar
Darling, CandyOpen Road Media 2015A look into what moved Andy Warhol’s greatest muse Located at 33 Union Square West in the heart of New York City’s pulsing downtown scene, Andy Warhol’s Factory was an artistic an...
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"Only If You Are Really Interested" : Celebrity, Gender, Desire and the World of Morrissey
Greco, Nicholas P.McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2014One of the keys to the enduring popularity of the British singer Morrissey is his carefully crafted enigmatic persona. This critical book examines the role of enigma in the celebri...
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Litter : The Remains of Our Culture
Dalrymple, TheodoreGibson Square 2012'What a book.' Clive Aslet, Country Life 'Characteristically brilliant.' Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times 'A little oasis of sanity.' Daily Mail. Driving the four hundred miles from Gl...
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I Hate Everyone… Starting with Me
Rivers, JoanPenguin Publishing Group 2012“An entertaining rant…The only thing missing is the sound of a drumroll and cymbals to feel as though one is sitting in a nightclub watching a live comedy marathon…A raucous, bitin...
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Lady Gaga : A Biography
Johanson, PaulaBloomsbury Publishing 2012This biography details Lady Gaga's life from all angles, documenting her family background; the events before and during her meteoric rise to success as a songwriter, singer, and p...
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Snowboarding : The Ultimate Guide
Thorpe, HollyBloomsbury Publishing 2012This book provides a comprehensive look at the snowboarding phenomenon, including its history; techniques and equipment; biographies of the sport's pioneers, athletes, and heroes;...
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Understanding Popular Culture
Fiske, JohnTaylor & Francis Group 2011 2. editionDesigned as a companion to Reading the Popular, Understanding Popular Culture presents a radically different theory of what it means for culture to be popular: that it is, literall...
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The Word Made Flesh : Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide
Talmadge, Eva; Taylor, JustinHarperCollins 2010A beautifully packaged full-color collection of literary tattoos and short personal essays, The Word Made Flesh is an intimate but anonymous confessional book, in the vein of thoug...
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Beyoncé Knowles : A Biography
Arenofsky, JaniceBloomsbury Publishing 2009Although Beyoncé Knowles is not yet 30, the sensual superstar has already succeeded on many levels: as a dancer, singer, composer, model, music producer, video director and actress...
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The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction : Routledge Literature Companions
Bould, Mark; Butler, Andrew M.; Roberts, Adam; Vint, SherrylTaylor & Francis Group 2009 1. editionHISTORY 1. The Copernican Revolution – Adam Roberts 2. Nineteenth-Century Sf – Arthur B. Evans 3. Fiction, 1895–1926 – John Rieder 4. Sf Tourism – Brooks Landon 5. Film, 1895–...
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A National Joke: Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identity
Medhurst, AndyTaylor & Francis Group 2008 1. editionCrammed full of contemporary comedy examples and house-hold names, from the music hall tradition to contemporary sitcoms, Andy Medhurst considers how English comedy reflects nation...