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1	Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything more books like this by Steven Levitt, Stephen J Dubner add to wishlist Economist Steven Levitt is a popularizer in the best sense of that term, and his reality-based view of economics encompasses both how it touches our daily lives (though we may not always see it) and how it can help bring clarity to that messy world we live in. In FREAKONOMICS, written with journalist Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt casts his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives more books like this by Frank Warren (Compiled by) add to wishlist For the Postsecret project, which was started in October 2004, Warren asked people to write a secret they had never told anyone on a handmade postcard and mail it to him. This compilation is astonishing in its honesty and creativity. see all copies from $12.94! new only from $14.20! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Hell's Angels; a strange and terrible saga more books like this by Hunter S. Thompson add to wishlist Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels--Hell's Angels, that is. He's lived with them, he knows them and their machines, he speaks their language,and he reports it back to the world with all the fearsome force of a souped-up cyclone burning rubber. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $8.61! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto more books like this by Chuck Klosterman add to wishlist From the author of "Fargo Rock City" comes another hilarious and discerning take on popular culture, exploring everything from the crucial role of breakfast cereal to how John Cusack films destroy the modern meaning of love. see all copies from $3.54! new only from $6.81! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community more books like this by Robert D Putnam add to wishlist Based on a 25-year research project, this book documents a significant downward spike in the ways that Americans gather in social groups--and recommends new ways that people can come together for the common good. see all copies from $3.28! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear more books like this by Frank Luntz add to wishlist Luntz offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the tactical use of words and phrases--the power of language--affects political choices, purchases, and even personal belief. A new chapter shares insight on the language of the 2008 elections. see all copies from $5.30! new only from $5.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Postsecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God more books like this by Frank Warren add to wishlist The author of the "New York Times"-bestselling PostSecret books addresses life's biggest questions, as he reveals the incredibly moving, personal postcards he's received that touch upon every aspect of spirituality. see all copies from $9.39! new only from $9.39! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible more books like this by Jorge Cervantes add to wishlist Featuring information by more than 300 contributors--a veritable "who's who" of cannabis cultivation--this is the most complete book on the subject available. New greenhouse and outdoor growing chapters have been added to this edition. see all copies from $21.56! new only from $21.56! \| SVS
9	A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST - one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers of our time. A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING...brings together Wallace's musings on a wide range of topics, from his early days as a nationally ranked tennis player to his trip on a commercial ... see all copies from $5.68! new only from $7.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions more books like this by Christian Lander add to wishlist "The Preppy Handbook" meets "PostSecret," in this cultural manifesto for a new generation. Lander and his blog stuffwhitepeoplelike.com have already been profiled by NPR and "The Los Angeles Times," adding to the success of the Internet phenomenon. see all copies from $6.85! new only from $7.54! \| SVS
11 view cover	Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things more books like this by Charles Panati add to wishlist In this irresistible compendium of unusual facts, Charles Panati, the foremost specialist on everything, tells how hundreds of our everyday items, expressions and customs actually came to be. Sure to delight the curious fact and trivia lover in all of us. Illustrated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.97! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Savage Mind more books like this by Claude Lévi-Strauss add to wishlist "Every word, like a sacred object, has its place. No "precis" is possible. This extraordinary book must be read."--Edmund Carpenter, "New York Times Book Review " "No outline is possible; I can only say that reading this book is a most exciting intellectual exercise in which dialectic, wit, and imagination combine to stimulate and provoke at ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $18.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Bobos in Paradise the New Upper Class and How They Got There more books like this by David Brooks add to wishlist In this study of trends and class, a writer defines and decodes a new group in American society which he calls BoBos--a portmanteau word made from "bohemian" and "bourgeois"--who embody a consumerist combination of those two world-views. Brooks engages in what he calls "cosmic sociology," and writes in the tradition of William H.Whyte (THE ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	A Lifetime of Secrets: A Postsecret Book more books like this by Frank Warren add to wishlist In Frank Warrens most extraordinary book yet, he presents the most provocative and outrageous postsecrets to date--the confessions of people whose secrets have been hidden their entire lives, and whose relevations will have a deeply significant effect on their futures.William Morrow see all copies from $14.00! new only from $15.67! \| signed copies \| SVS
15 view cover	Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker more books like this by James McManus add to wishlist When HARPER'S magazine gave James McManus a $4,000 advance to write an article on the 2000 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, he used it as a springboard to win his own way into the game. A poker player since the age of 9, McManus worked at improving his game and was eventually able to win the $10,000 needed to enter the big game--which boasts a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Eating the Dinosaur more books like this by Chuck Klosterman add to wishlist The bestselling author of "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs" returns with an all-original nonfiction collection of questions and answers about pop culture, sports, and the meaning of reality. see all copies from $14.92! new only from $14.92! \| SVS
17 view cover	My Secret: A Postsecret Book more books like this by Frank Warren (Compiled by) add to wishlist From the bestselling author of "PostSecret" comes a collectible, flexibound book offering a fascinating glimpse inside the secret world of teens and college students, presented through their homemade postcards anonymously submitted to Warren. Full color. see all copies from $9.30! new only from $10.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Signs of Life in the U.S.A.: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers more books like this by Sonia Maasik add to wishlist Unlike other popular culture readers, "Signs of Life "presumes that this topic merits rigorous analysis and so provides a conceptual framework for understanding it: semiotics, a field of critical theory developed specifically for the interpretation of culture and its signs. The selections in "Signs of Life "are arranged in provocative chapters (on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist 'Every age has its peculiar folly; some scheme, project, or fantasy into which it plunges, spurred on by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the mere force of imitation,' said author Charles Mackay in 1841. It was true then, and it is certainly true now. This intelligent, humorous collection of popular delusions, from money mania to ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $4.85! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups more books like this by Dr. Charles G Martignette, Louis K Meisel add to wishlist The perfect moral-boosting eye-candy for every homesick private Post-depression USA was in desperate need of a defining iconography that would lift it out of the black and white doldrums, and it came in the form of Gil Elvgren's technicolor fantasies of the American dream. From the Forties to the Sixties his painted adverts and posters for, among ... see all copies from $9.79! new only from $16.99!
21 view cover	The Secret Lives of Men and Women: A Postsecret Book more books like this by Frank Warren (Compiled by) add to wishlist The shocking, poignant, and at times humorous confessions of men and women come alive through their never-before-seen, handmade postcards, which are created using photographs, collages, illustrations, and more. see all copies from $10.74! new only from $11.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Media & Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication more books like this by Richard Campbell add to wishlist Breaking the mold of traditional mass communication textbooks, Richard Campbell's "Media & Culture "goes beyond the basic facts and presents students with a critical and cultural perspective on the media. Campbell uses a unique five-stage critical thinking process to help students examine the forces that shape the mass media and become active ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Wall and Piece more books like this by Banksy add to wishlist Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable, except maybe when it's squatting in the Tate or New York's Metropolitan Museum. Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cites throughout the world. Witty and ... see all copies from $10.50! new only from $13.48! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Mythologies more books like this by Professor Roland Barthes add to wishlist In MYTHOLOGIES, Roland Barthes's most popular work, he examines common signs or "myths," and how they mask larger meanings and realities within French society. The collection contains a number of short pieces on popular culture, politics, film, and more, written for the leftist Les Lettres Nouvelles in the mid-1950s; the content epitomizes classic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.91! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Chuck Klosterman, Volume 4: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas more books like this by Chuck Klosterman add to wishlist A bestselling pop culture guru and author of "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs" takes a unique look at his career in journalism, in this collection of work that includes the legendary chicken McNuggets experiment and an uncensored profile of Britney Spears. see all copies from $4.39! new only from $7.89! \| SVS

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