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  • Geek Girls Unite

    Why Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Will Inherit the Earth

    by Leslie Simon ...
    What do Amy Poehler, Bjork, Felicia Day, Martha Stewart, Miranda July, and Zooey Deschanel have in common? They’re just a few of the amazing women proving that “geek” is no longer a four-letter word.In recent years, male geeks have taken the world by storm. But what about their female counterparts? After all, fangirls are just like fanboys—they put on their Imperial Stormtrooper Lycra pants one ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • California Tiki

    A History of Polynesian Idols, Pineapple Cocktails and Coconut Palm Trees

    After World War II, suburbs proliferated around California cities as returning soldiers traded in their uniforms for business suits. After-hours leisure activities took on an island-themed sensuality that bloomed from a new fascination with Polynesia and Hawaii. Movies and television shows filmed in Malibu and Burbank urged viewers to escape everyday life with the likes of Gidget and Hawaiian Eye. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Wacky Packages

    Take a fun look back at Quacker Oats, Blisterine, and more classic packaging parodies—plus an interview with creator Art Spiegelman!Known affectionately among collectors as “Wacky Packs,” the Topps stickers that parodied well-known consumer brands were a phenomenon in the 1970s—even outselling the Topps Company’s baseball cards for a while. But few know that the genius behind it all was none other ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Barbie and Ruth

    The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her

    by Robin Gerber ...
    “Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.” —TimeBarbie and Ruth is the remarkable true story of the world’s most famous toy and the woman who created her. It is a fascinating account of how one visionary woman and her product changed an industry and sparked a lasting debate about women’s roles. At once a business book, a colorful ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug

    The world of Raymond E. Feist is brought to stunning life in this illustrated deluxe compendium, complete with maps, character drawings, and first-person narrative text by the master of fantasy fiction.Part travel log/journal and part atlas, Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug brings the fictional world of Midkemia to vivid, illustrative life, and gives readers a completely new look at the creative ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Mental Floss presents In the Beginning

    From Big Hair to the Big Bang, mental_floss presents a Mouthwatering Guide to the Origins of Everything

    Sure, you know all about the birds and bees. But did Dad ever tell you that it wasn't a stork that put that shiny can opener in your kitchen drawer? Or paperclips started out as proud, Nazi-fighting warriors? And did he tell you how cruise control was originally conceived by a blind genius? From mullets to Silly Putty, lie detectors to karaoke, we've got the true stories behind everything you didn ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • 100 Clásicos de la Literatura Universal

    Vol.1

    Series Book 1 - Best Sellers en español
    Revisados y actualizados, contienen un índice de contenidos al inicio del libro que permite acceder a cada tíltulo de forma fácil y directa.El retrato de Dorian Gray por Oscar WildeMujercitas por Louisa May AlcottHombrecitos por Louisa May AlcottOrgullo y Prejuicio por Jane AustenPeter Pan por J.M. BarrieTrilogía de Caspak 1. La Tierra Olvidada por el... ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Twitter Wit

    Brilliance in 140 Characters or Less

    by Nick Douglas ...
    The first authorized Twitter book, Twitter Wit is a collection of the most clever one-liners posted on the massively popular social networking and micro-blogging website. Featuring a foreword by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and tweets from celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Neil Gaiman, Margaret Cho, Stephen Fry, Rainn Wilson, Penn Jillette, Diablo Cody, Michael Ian ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Satiristas

    Comedians, Contrarians, Raconteurs & Vulgarians

    Featuring our greatest comedic minds on the nature of humor, its relevance in society—and why sometimes you just need a good dirty joke to cleanse the palate—Satiristas is a hilarious multi-voiced manifesto on satire and comedy presented by Paul Provenza, co-creator of The Aristocrats. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Ultimate Cigar Book

    4th Edition

    First published in 1993, The Ultimate Cigar Book has become a classic in its field, and is generally credited with having helped launch the current cigar smoking craze. It has been reprinted numerous times in the United States, and is now sold worldwide. No other book contains as much detailed and factual information on virtually every facet of cigar making and cigar smoking. And now this ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Magic: The Gathering: Planes of the Multiverse

    A Visual History

    An official visual guide to the fantastical worlds and legendary characters of Magic: The GatheringThe many planes of Magic: The Gathering’s storied Multiverse have served as host to countless epic battles and dramatic cataclysms—and each world is richly and uniquely populated with its own fantastical creatures, iconic characters, and legendary Planeswalkers. In Magic: The Gathering: Planes of the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Burning House

    What Would You Take?

    “Fascinating….Provocative.”—New York Times“Answering this question reveals a great deal about your personality, priorities and interests.”—The Guardian (UK)If your house were on fire, what would you take? Foster Huntington has collected answers to this telling question from thousands of responders all over the world to get to the heart of what it is that people truly value. The result is The ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Ava Gardner

    A Life in Movies

    Renowned for her screen performances, down-to-earth personality, and love affair with Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner left an indelible mark on Hollywood history. Her adventurous life story is told through authoritative text and hundreds of photos in Ava: A Life in Movies.Ava is an illustrated tribute to a legendary life. Authors Kendra Bean and Anthony Uzarowski take a closer look at the Academy Award ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Star Trek: The Original Topps Trading Card Series

    A visual compilation of all 88 trading cards for Star Trek fans and collectors of TV memorabilia!Since Star Trek first aired on television in 1966, the series has had an incredible influence on pop culture. In 1976, with the show’s rising popularity in syndication, the Topps Company released a series of collectible trading cards featuring full-color images from the classic television series ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Magic: The Gathering: Rise of the Gatewatch

    A Visual History

    A visual history of Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering’s Gatewatch Mythology.Foreword by Jenna HellandOver the course of its more-than-25-year history, Magic: The Gathering—the world’s first and most popular trading card game—has redefined the fantasy genre through its exploration of diverse, fantastic worlds. And traversing those worlds are Planeswalkers, heroes who have sworn to defend ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Tobacconist Handbook

    An Essential Guide to Cigars & Pipes

    Learn the ins and outs of luxury tobacco use, from cigars, pipes, and more!As we live in the “golden age of cigar making,” there is more to know and appreciate than ever before.Great cigars and pipe tobaccos take years to grow, nurture, age, blend, and construct, yet their destiny is to return to dust; it is an extraordinary transformational and artistic journey that yields priceless moments and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Word Made Flesh

    Literary Tattoos from Bookworms

    A 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 thought-provoking anthologies like PostSecret and Not Quite What I Was Planning. Gorgeous photographs and candid commentary are collected by authors Eva Talmadge—whose short story “The Cranes” was cited as Notable Nonrequired ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Les Questions Cons

    by Hugo ...
    De l'humour, de la culture générale et de l'auto-dérision : Les Questions Cons arrivent en livre !Dans la vie, tout le monde se pose des questions. Il y a les questions intelligentes, celles qui font réfléchir : c'est quoi un atome ? Comment sortir de la crise ? ... Et puis il y a les autres, celles qu'on se pose tout bas sans parfois même se l'avouer :Pourquoi ne voit-on jamais de bébés pigeons ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Pipe Book

    As a successful London tobacconist in the early 1900s, Alfred Dunhill’s passion for his field led him to begin collecting pipes from all over the world. From his collection he created The Pipe Book, which was first printed in 1924 and has rarely been out of print since. The book is a thorough exploration of every type of pipe—primitive mounds and earthen pipes; more elegant models of ivory, clay, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Dama u zlatnom

    Neobična priča o remek-delu Gustava Klimta, Portretu Adele Bloh-Bauer

    Pred čitaocima je uzbudljiva priča o neobičnoj sudbini Klimtovog remek-dela. Kombinujući dokumentaristički i romaneskni pristup, O’Konorova sve vreme uspeva da održi napetost dostojnu trilera i erudiciju karakterističnu za dela iz istorije i istorije umetnosti. Dama u zlatnomna taj način tematizuje mnoge društveno-političke aspekte ondašnje epohe: bečki fin de siècle, propast Austrougarske ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Garbage Pail Kids

    Series series Topps
    A collection of all 206 colorfully over-the-top images from the first five series of the popular collectible stickers from the 1980s.Garbage Pail Kids—a series of collectible stickers produced by Topps in the 1980s—combined spectacular artwork and over-the-top satire. The result was an inspired collaboration between avant-garde cartoonists and humorists including Art Spiegelman, Mark Newgarden, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Real or Fake

    Studies in Authentication

    by Joe Nickell ...
    The man who is “the embodiment of the Mythbusters, Sherlock Holmes, and Richard Feynman” weeds out the treasures from the shams in artifact investigations (Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine).Detailing how the pros determine whether an Abraham Lincoln signature is forged or if a photograph of Emily Dickinson is genuine, Nickell, a leader in forgery detection and forensic ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Horror Movie Freak

    by Don Sumner ...
    You'll scream with delight while reading this fun and engaging book that discusses fright flicks all horror fans need to see to ascend to the level of a true Horror Freak -from classics (Dracula and Psycho) to modern movies (Drag Me to Hell) and lesser-known gems (Dog Soldiers).Movies are divided into various categories including Asian horror, beginners, homicidal slashers, super... ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • I Love Kawaii

    by Charuca ...
    Kawaii is a word that originated in 1970s Japan when schoolgirls adopted the term to describe everything cute. This word is now understood world-wide and identifies a particular trend of visual aesthetics (Hello Kitty being the most famous). Kawaii is a recognizable art form practiced by artists all over the world and covers the visual gamut from commercial art (stickers, clothing, calendars, pens ... Read more

    $7.99 USD