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Jazz Noir by David Butler
SciFier: $86.17Jazz has been associated with crime and immorality since early forms of the music were heard in the brothels of New Orleans and the gangster-owned clubs of the 1920s. This association encouraged the... -
The Way of the Ninja by Masaaki Hatsumi
RRP: $38.92SciFier: $27.58The essence of ninjutsu, explored by the world's most famous living ninja grandmaster.In his classic work Masaaki Hatsumi reveals the hidden secrets and truths about this mysterious and fascinating... -
Cosmic Humour and Philosophical Pessimism in Contemporary Culture Dr Oliver Rendle (Independent Scholar, UK) 9781350522862
SciFier: $136.90An in-depth look at the concept of cosmic humour, a politically influential, philosophically pessimistic form of humour, this book explores the popularity of this comedic form across Anglophone... -
Icons of African American Comedy Eddie M. Tafoya 9780313380846
SciFier: $129.95This in-depth compilation of the lives, works, and contributions of 12 icons of African-American comedy explores their impact on American entertainment and the way America thinks about race. Despite... -
Care of Wooden Floors by Will Wiles
RRP: $13.89SciFier: $11.80A bold and brilliant debut from a darkly funny new voice. Oskar is a minimalist composer best known for his piece 'Variations on Tram Timetables'. He lives with his wife and two cats in an... -
Cinema and Community by Moya Luckett
RRP: $48.58SciFier: $41.69Caught between the older model of short film and the emerging classic era, the transitional period of American cinema (1907-1917) has typically posed a problem for studies of early American film. Yet... -
A Step Too Far by Ross Martyn
SciFier: $34.74It is a near-future world, and in many ways London is the same bustling metropolis it has been for centuries; but look a little closer and Viral Inspectors roam public places delivering fines and... -
No Name Wilkie Collins 9780140433975
RRP: $13.89SciFier: $10.54A witty, intricately-plotted exploration of a sudden fall from grace, the Penguin Classics edition of Wilkie Collins's No Name is edited with an introduction and notes by Mark Ford.Magdalen and her... -
Hacking in the Humanities: Cybersecurity, Speculative Fiction, and Navigating a Digital Future Aaron Mauro (Brock University, Canada) 9781350231023
SciFier: $39.10What would it take to hack a human? How exploitable are we? In the cybersecurity industry, professionals know that the weakest component of any system sits between the chair and the keyboard. This... -
Tallulah Bankhead by Jeffrey Carrier
SciFier: $81.30Tallulah Bankhead was an actress whose talents were greatly overshadowed by her antics. Indeed, the Bankhead personality was much better known than her acting roles. While it is impossible to study... -
Hacking in the Humanities: Cybersecurity, Speculative Fiction, and Navigating a Digital Future Aaron Mauro (Brock University, Canada) 9781350230989
SciFier: $108.41What would it take to hack a human? How exploitable are we? In the cybersecurity industry, professionals know that the weakest component of any system sits between the chair and the keyboard. This... -
The Blood of Patriots and Traitors by James A. Scott
RRP: $34.68SciFier: $24.26A Russian Defector-A Worldwide Dragnet-A Looming Assassination-Max Geller is back in Moscow Former CIA Russia expert Max Geller is recovering from an intense mission while lying low in Australia,... -
Refocus: the Films of Richard Linklater Kim Wilkins 9781474493826
RRP: $118.15SciFier: $111.19The first edited collection of critical essays on American filmmaker Richard Linklater Analyses both Linklater's celebrated and understudied work in dialogue with ongoing debates in film studies ... -
Digital Cultures and the Politics of Emotion by Athina Karatzogianni
RRP: $166.79SciFier: $157.06Fifteen thought-provoking essays engage in an innovative dialogue between cultural studies of affect, feelings and emotions, and digital cultures, new media and technology. The volume provides a... -
Composing for the Screen in Germany and the USSR by Phil Powrie
RRP: $23.62SciFier: $20.54Despite the long history of music in film, its serious academic study is still a relatively recent development and therefore comprises a limited body of work. The contributors to this book, drawn... -
Nebraska Folklore by Louise Pound
RRP: $18.06SciFier: $17.50A distinguished scholar and writer who, in the words of H. L. Mencken, "put the study of American English on its legs," Louise Pound (1872-1958) was always intensely interested in the folklore of her... -
Film Clowns of the Depression: Twelve Defining Comic Performances Wes D. Gehring 9780786428922
RRP: $40.30SciFier: $34.49The 1930s are routinely considered sound film's greatest comedy era. Though this golden age encompassed various genres of laughter, clown comedy is the most basic type. This work examines the... -
Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Treadstone Transgression Joshua Hood 9781803285788
RRP: $13.89SciFier: $11.12A blown mission and a dead team leave Adam Hayes on the run in this high-stakes thriller from Robert Ludlum's Bourne universe. From the explosive world of Jason Bourne emerges a new hero. The CIA... -
The President's Dossier by James A. Scott
RRP: $19.39SciFier: $17.78Max Geller: Target of the Kremlin, MI6, and the CIA Fired for bias against the U.S. president, ex-CIA Russia expert Max Geller gets a chance to redeem his reputation and make a fortune when he is... -
Fresh Start Johnny Worthen 9781787589636
RRP: $27.80SciFier: $19.63On the edges of mankind's domain there is a penal planet called Fresh Start where a sentence is at best exile to five generations, but more likely death in its harsh unforgiving wastes. It is to this... -
Escaping Exodus: Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden
RRP: $16.67SciFier: $16.19The Compton Crook Award-winning author weaves her trademark blend of science fiction and dark humor in this dazzling story that continues the imaginative saga begun in Escaping Exodus, in which a... -
Gone Machine by Richard Morgan
GollanczRRP: $30.58SciFier: $24.96Hakan Veil is back, and he's pissed off.He's an Overrider by trade - gene-tweaked to cryo-sleep shipboard across interplanetary space, but wake up running hot and save the day if ever things go... -
Robert Pippin and Film by Dr Dominic Lash (University of Bristol, UK)
SciFier: $44.47Robert Pippin (1948- ) is a major figure in contemporary philosophy, having published influential work on thinkers including Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche. He is also an original thinker about - and... -
Fashion Criticism: An Anthology Professor Francesca Granata (Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA) 9781350058804
SciFier: $39.14This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, a growing field that has been too long overlooked. Fashion Criticism aims to redress the balance, claiming a place for writing on fashion alongside... -
We Were There by Sandy Carson
RRP: $44.47SciFier: $26.90We Were There explores the symbiotic relationship between rock concert fans, the bands, and the photographer at music festivals. Sandy Carson's photographs candidly capture the true human experience... -
Fashion Criticism: An Anthology Professor Francesca Granata (Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA) 9781350058811
SciFier: $129.95This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, a growing field that has been too long overlooked. Fashion Criticism aims to redress the balance, claiming a place for writing on fashion alongside... -
Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again by Shigeru Kayama
RRP: $23.62SciFier: $18.47The first English translations of the original novellas about the iconic kaiju Godzilla Godzilla emerged from the sea to devastate Tokyo in the now-classic 1954 film, produced by Toho Studios and... -
Kader's Quest Nadir Balan 9781032537764
RRP: $16.67SciFier: $16.39Middle school student Kader is on the precipice of the turbulent path to adulthood. Join him on this journey of discovery and healing through dazzling art replete with puzzles, hidden images,... -
Liner Notes for the Revolution by Daphne A. Brooks
RRP: $29.12SciFier: $22.09Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, Rock & Roll Hall of FameWinner of the American Book Award, Before Columbus FoundationWinner of the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles AwardWinner of the MAAH...