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  On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense

 
On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense under Culture in The Books Store
Price: $14.00
Sale: $7.71
 
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: David Brooks
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.800973
Publication Date: 2005-05-24
Reading Level: 320
 
Description: Take a look at Americans in their natural habitat: guys shopping for barbecue grills, doing that special walk men do when in the presence of lumber; superefficient soccer Ubermoms who chair school auctions, organize PTAs, and weigh less than their kids; and suburban chain restaurants, which if they merged would be called Chili's Olive Garden Hard Rock Outback Cantina. Are we as shallow as we look? Many around the world see us as the great bimbos. Sure, Americans work hard and are energetic, but that is because we are money-hungry and don't know how to relax.

But if you probe deeper, you find that we behave the way we do because we live under the spell of paradise. We are the inheritors of a sense of limitless possibilities, raised to think in the future tense and to strive toward the happiness we naturally accept.

On Paradise Drive, at once serious and comic, describes this distinct American future-mindedness that shapes our personalities and underlies our beliefs.


 

  Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead

 
Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead under Culture in The Books Store
Price: $16.95
Sale: $8.97
 
Manufacturer: Citadel Press
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Jonathan Maberry
Publisher: Citadel Press
Edition: First
Dewey Decimal Number: 306
Publication Date: 2008-09-01
Reading Level: 404
 
Description: When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth...


And law enforcement is ready to take them down!


Since Night of the Living Dead, zombies have been a frightening fixture on the pop culture landscape, lumbering after hapless humans, slurping up brains and veins and whatever warm, fleshy matter they can clench in their rotting limbs. But what if they were real? What would happen if, tomorrow, corpses across the nation began springing up out of their graves and terrorizing the living?


Employing hard science and solid police work not—to mention jaw-dropping (literally!) humor—Zombie CSU is the only guide you need to make it through alive—not undead. At last you can:

Investigate zombie crime scenes, collecting and analyzing evidence of zombie attacks, and create a "murder book"

Examine the psychology of the zombie and develop a perp profile.

Observe medical science pros as they probe felled zombies for forensic clues.

Devise a zombie apocalypse survival scorecard and more!


Complete with lists of must-see zombie flicks from around the globe and tons of tips for kicking undead butt, Zombie CSU features hundreds of interviews with real zombie experts, forensics experts, detectives, filmmakers, and more.


Special guest stars: Tony Todd, Brian Keene, Patricia Tallman, David Wellington, James Gunn, Robert Kirkman, Dr. Wade Davis, Robert Sacchetto, Zombie Squad, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Paffenroth, Jamie Russell, Michael CJ Kelly, Bruce Andy Bohne, and dozens more!


 

  Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Knowledge Here Begins Out There (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)

 
Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Knowledge Here Begins Out There (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series) under Culture in The Books Store
Price: $17.95
Sale: $9.38
 
Manufacturer: Wiley-Blackwell
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.4572
Publication Date: 2008-01-29
Reading Level: 288
 
Description: This thought-provoking book examines the philosophical issues arising from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica
television series, revealing how the ragtag fleet's outward journey to Earth is also an inward exploration for the human survivors and their Cylon pursuers.

 

  Silently Seduced: When Parents Make their Children Partners - Understanding Covert Incest

 
Silently Seduced: When Parents Make their Children Partners - Understanding Covert Incest under Culture in The Books Store
Price: $10.95
Sale: $5.88
 
Manufacturer: HCI
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Kenneth M. Adams
Publisher: HCI
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.874
Publication Date: 1991-04-01
Reading Level: 118
 
Description: When a parent's love for a child is more expecting than giving, more jealous than trusting, the child can become trapped in a "psychological marriage" with the parent, becoming a victim of covert incest. Identification of this problem is often difficult, for the victim often feels idealized and privileged rather than abused. Dr. Adams provides a framework for beginning a process of recovery.

 

  Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture

 
Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture under Culture in The Books Store
Price: $19.99
Sale: $8.65
 
Manufacturer: Brazos Press
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: William D., Romanowski
Publisher: Brazos Press
Edition: Rev Exp
Dewey Decimal Number: 261.0973
Publication Date: 2007-02-01
Reading Level: 272
 
Description: Grounded in Christian principles, this accessible and engaging book offers an informed and fascinating approach to popular culture. William D. Romanowski provides affectionate yet astute analysis of familiar, well-loved movies and television characters from Indiana Jones to Homer Simpson, and he speaks with historical depth and expertise on films from Casablanca to Crash and music from Bruce Springsteen to U2.

Romanowski's confessional approach affirms a role for popular culture in faithful living. Practical, analytical approaches to content, meaning, and artistic style offer the tools to participate responsibly and imaginatively in popular cultural activities. An engaging read, this new edition introduces students and thoughtful readers to popular culture--one of the most influential forces in contemporary society.


 

  Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture

 
Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture under Culture in The Books Store
Price: $14.95
Sale: $8.00
 
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Marvin Harris
Publisher: Vintage
Dewey Decimal Number: 392
Publication Date: 1989-12-17
Reading Level: 288
 
Description: This book challenges those who argue that we can change the world by changing the way people think. Harris shows that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from concrete social and economic conditions.

 

  Preston Bailey's Design for Entertaining: Inspiration for Creating the Party of Your Dreams

 
Preston Bailey's Design for Entertaining: Inspiration for Creating the Party of Your Dreams under Culture in The Books Store
Price: $45.00
Sale: $21.93
 
Manufacturer: Bulfinch
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Preston Bailey
Publisher: Bulfinch
Edition: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 642.4
Publication Date: 2002-11-11
Reading Level: 192
 
Description: PRESTON BAILEY'S DESIGN FOR ENTERTAINING is the ultimate sourcebook of inspiration for creating the perfect ambience for any major party or event. Bailey guides the reader through the planning process from large decisions- picking a theme, setting the mood, and transforming the space to fit the vision for the event-to the details such as flowers, lighting, and table settings that all come together to create a unique environment. Full-color photographs of events including Melissa Rivers' wedding and the launch party for Oprah's O Magazine showcase the spectacular results of his approach.

 

  Legacy: Paintings and Drawings by Frank Frazetta

 
Legacy: Paintings and Drawings by Frank Frazetta under Culture in The Books Store
Price: $29.95
Sale: $18.25
 
Manufacturer: Underwood Books
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Frank Frazetta
Publisher: Underwood Books
Dewey Decimal Number: 709
Publication Date: 2008-04-28
Reading Level: 176
 
Description:
Frank Frazetta's paintings and illustrations have set the standard for fantasy artists for the past 50 years. This collection focuses on his influence in a variety of media and genres and on his place in 20th century art history. Coedited by Hugo Award-winning editor Arnie Fenner, it includes many of Frazetta's most memorable paintings as well as revised works. The art is accompanied by the artist's own observations and commentary by a number of his contemporaries.

 

  The White Album

 
The White Album under Culture in The Books Store
Price: $14.00
Sale: $7.50
 
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Publication Date: 1990-10-01
Reading Level: 224
 
Description:
First published in 1979, The White Album is a mosaic of the late sixties and seventies. It includes, among other bizarre artifacts and personalities, the dark journeys and impulses of the Manson family, a Balck Panther Party press conference, the story of John Paul Getty's museum, the romance of water in an arid landscape, and the swirl and confusion of the sixties. With commanding sureness of mood and language, Joan Didion exposes the realities and dreams of that age of self-discovery whose spiritual center was California.

 

  Single Mothers by Choice: A Guidebook for Single Women Who Are Considering or Have Chosen Motherhood

 
Single Mothers by Choice: A Guidebook for Single Women Who Are Considering or Have Chosen Motherhood under Culture in The Books Store
Price: $15.00
Sale: $5.50
 
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
Number of Items: 1
 
 
Binding: Paperback
Author: Jane Mattes
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Edition: 1st
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.856
Publication Date: 1994-05
Reading Level: 272
 
Description: The first handbook for the rapidly growing number of American women choosing single motherhood, written by the director of the national organization Single Mothers by Choice. Mattes presents an accessible and personal analysis of the available options and examines the problems, questions and rewards.

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