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1) Pop art
Author
Publisher
Dash! Leveled readers, an imprint of Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Readers will enjoy uncovering the secrets, stories, and meaning behind Pop art. The title will also introduce famous Pop art artists such as Andy Warhol and famous works like the LOVE statue in New York City. This title is at a Level 3 and is . . . for transitional readers"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Any tattoo is the outcome of an intimate, often hidden, process. The people, bodies, and money that make tattooing what it is blend together and form a heady cocktail, something described by Matt, the owner of Oakland's Premium Tattoo, as "Blood and Lightning." Faced with the client's anticipation of pain and excitement, the tattooer must carefully perform calm authority to obscure a world of preparation and vigilance. "Blood and Lightning, my dude,"...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
20210914
Language
English
Description
A charming collection of quirky insights into Japanese culture.
The Magic of Japan is writer Hector Garcia's intensely personal account of his fifteen years in Japan. A self-professed "otaku" or Japanese anime geek since childhood, Garcia has worked for a Japanese software company, mastered the language, and become one of Japan's most popular bloggers.
This book is the culmination of his experiences and showcases Garcia's unique ability to delve...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"What do post‑work politics, the cult of crypto, clubbing, and polyamory have in common? All have spawned thriving subcultures united in their rejection of the patriarchal capitalist order: from wage labor, to the reign of the shareholder class over capital markets, to romantic relationships that feel like contractual arrangements to be negotiated, and more. People Who Lunch is about hating work and needing to work, intimacy and technology, labor...
Author
Publisher
Hearst Home Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An exciting, visual adventure through history with day-by-day accounts of extraordinary events, notable people, and incredible inventions for kids ages 8-12. History comes alive in this . . . illustrated book with bite-size facts . . . that will engage and entertain young curious minds. Jam-packed with important events, inspiring accomplishments by remarkable people, and groundbreaking inventions, this super-fun fact-filled book--the first kids book...
Publisher
Dark Horse Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate the first three decades of one of gaming's most beloved franchises with Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years! Whether you grew up with the original or picked up a controller later in the series, enjoy oer 256 jam-packed pages of content, including information on enemies, characters, and courses--even explanations of glitches and helpful hints! From pixels to polygons, relive all teh best moments from...
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Beginning in the 1830s and continuing for more than a century, blackface minstrelsy-stage performances that claimed to represent the culture of black Americans-remained arguably the most popular entertainment in North America. A renewed scholarly interest in this contentious form of entertainment has produced studies treating a range of issues: its contradictory depiction of class, race, and gender; its role in the development of racial stereotyping;...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When she died in 1977, Joan Crawford was remembered as an icon of Hollywood's Golden Age-until publication the following year of her daughter's memoir, Mommie Dearest. Christina Crawford's book was an immediate bestseller, addressing the infrequently discussed topic of child abuse. When Paramount Pictures released the film, starring Faye Dunaway as Crawford, it was critically panned, and remains one of the most legendary critical bombs in film history....
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This resource begins with the reversal in Irish fortunes after the 2008 global economic crash. The essays included address not only changes in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland but also changes in disciplinary approaches to Irish Studies that the last decade of political, economic, and cultural unrest have stimulated.
