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Are bodies sexy? How? In what sorts of ways? Sexy Bodies investigates the production of sexual bodies and sexual practices, of sexualities which are dyke, bi, transracial, and even hetero. It celebrates lesbian and queer sexualities but also explores...

Moe is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manga--not just in Japan but now throughout the world.In Japan, avid fans of manga comics, anime films and video games use the term Moe to...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250051707Author Peter BiskindFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm...

Hans Ulrich Obrist, the Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries in London, brings his curating expertise to the Instagram feeds of more than 396,000 followers (and counting!) in an endeavour to revive the art of handwriting from within an...

The Art of Ni no Kuni (TM)II: REVENANT KINGDOM is a lavish full-color book showcasing the best art from the highly anticipated roleplaying game. Developed by Level-5 and with collaboration from legendary Studio Ghibli animator Yoshiyuki Momose, Ni no...

In 1916, as World War I raged around them, a group of bohemians gathered at a small cabaret in Zurich, Switzerland. After decorating the walls with art by Picasso and other avant-garde artists, they embarked on a series of extravagant performances. Three...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484789742Author Disney Book GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint HyperionPublisher Hyperion

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546449478Author Carolynn SchwartzFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

In Anime's Media Mix, Marc Steinberg convincingly shows that anime is far more than a style of Japanese animation. Beyond its immediate form of cartooning, anime is also a unique mode of cultural production and consumption that led to the phenomenon that...

This book is your backstage pass to everything K-Dot - tracing Kendrick Lamar's Californian roots through his hip-hop rise, to that unforgettable 2025 Super Bowl halftime performance. Known for his sharp lyrics and deep storytelling, and with critically...

Comedy is crucial to how the English see themselves. This book considers that proposition through a series of case studies of popular English comedies and comedians in the twentieth century, ranging from the Carry On films to the work of Mike Leigh and...

From viral videos on YouTube to mobile television on smartphones and beyond, TV has overflowed its boundaries. If Raymond Williams' concept of flow challenges the idea of a discrete television text, then convergence destabilizes the notion of television...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840686678Author Pep PentangeliFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Creation BooksPublisher Creation BooksWeight(grams) 1008g

A poetic new essay collection in which the symbols of the tarot brush up against life in a changing world. The Tarot de Marseille is a 16th-century set of playing cards, the deck on which the occult use of tarot was originally based. When Jessica...

The pop icon Miley Ray Cyrus is a famed singer, songwriter and actor. Having begun her career as the beloved Hannah Montana on Disney Channel, the singer has created an extensive discography, comprised of chart-topping hits such as 'The Climb', 'Wrecking...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988726819Author Mark DiceFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Resistance ManifestoPublisher Resistance ManifestoWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Hollywood Cocktails is a true toast to Hollywood and the film industry!Paramount Pictures, the oldest Hollywood studio in operation, has released countless award-winning and box office-busting movies that have spanned the age of cinema, from the medium's...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789188369888Author Benke CarlssonFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Dokument ForlagPublisher Dokument ForlagWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 152mm *...

If the Punisher became a valuable piece of intellectual property during the closing decades of the twentieth century, he has become a global icon in the twenty-first. In this pathbreaking study, Kent Worcester explores the sometimes ridiculous and often...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143131519Author Adam J. KurtzFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Tarcher/Putnam,USPublisher Tarcher/Putnam,US

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998895109Author Steven KeslowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Quillpop BooksPublisher Quillpop BooksWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Pierre Bourdieu is now recognized as one of the key contemporary critics of culture and the visual arts. Art Rules analyses Bourdieu's work on the visual arts to provide the first overview of his theory of culture and aesthetics. Bourdieu's engagement...

In 1965, British artist and university lecturer John Jones left the UK with his wife and daughters to live in the US for a year and interview some 100 artists. There the family lived in Greenwich Village, and spent three months on a road trip west to...

Genre trailblazer in both music and fashion, Charli XCX is revising the rules on self-expression as a popstar.From the bright patterns of the 2010s to the grungy, hyperpop style of Brat Summer, Charli XCX has reigned over the cool-girl aesthetic on stage...

The full story of the life and times of Kieran Patrick Kelly, the London Underground Serial Killer, who wandered up and down the Northern Line of the London Underground between 1960 and 1983, pushing innocent people that he had never met under trains,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627310116Author Adam ParfrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.Weight(grams) 1187g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908211316Author Marc LevertonFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Carpet Bombing CulturePublisher Carpet Bombing CultureWeight(grams) 108gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917285414Author G H JanusFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Bonefyre BooksPublisher Bonefyre BooksWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684057993Author Ed HulseFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design Works

Scenes from nature spring to life in Mike Doyle's latest curated collection of LEGO art, Beautiful LEGO: Wild! From botanical marvels to adorable critters such as a sea otter family made from 3,500 LEGO pieces every page is sure to delight the artist and...

This new addition to the AFI Film Readers series brings together original scholarship on animation in contemporary moving image culture, from classic experimental and independent shorts to digital animation and installation. The collection - that is also...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506719900Author Respawn EntertainmentFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

In Manhattan, the most famous woman in the world can wander the streets unbothered, spend hours at the Met getting lost in art, and afternoons buried in the stacks of the Strand. Marilyn begins to live a life of the mind in New York; she dates Arthur...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917285315Author Kagami Jigoku KobayashiFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Bonefyre BooksPublisher Bonefyre BooksWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.About the AuthorStanley AronowitzBook InformationISBN 9780415907385Author Stanley AronowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis...

A noted comics artist himself, Santiago Garcia follows the history of the graphic novel from early nineteenth-century European sequential art, through the development of newspaper strips in the United States, to the development of the twentieth-century...

With playful, witty cartoon art, The Soul Support Book offers wise and reassuring observations on getting unstuck, gaining new perspectives, and opening to love, creativity, and joyfulness in everyday life. Author and artist Deb Koffman first created...

From YouTube's Head of Culture and Trends, a rousing and illuminating behind-the-scenes exploration of internet video's massive impact on our world What we watch, create, upload, follow, subscribe to and share matters - It reveals more about ourselves...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143127352Author Grayson PerryFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 414gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 145mm * 18mm

Gathering key writings from leading thinkers in cultural studies, cultural history, and museum studies, Representing the Nation: A reader explores the role cultural institutions play in creating and shaping our sense of ourselves as a nation.With an...