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1	Morvern Callar more books like this by Alan Warner add to wishlist Beginning one morning just before Christmas, when Morvern Callar awakes to find her boyfriend dead from suicide on the floor of their apartment, this novel follows her irreverent disposal of the body, her efforts in finding a publisher for her dead boyfriend's novel--now with her name in place of his--and her capricious talent for spending money ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture more books like this by Simon Reynolds, Reynolds Simon add to wishlist Reynolds offers a guided tour of rave culture and techno music in this first critical history of the genre--and the drug culture that accompanies it. 40-page discography. of illustrations. see all copies from $3.55! new only from $8.42!
3	Trance Formation: The Spiritual and Religious Dimensions of Global Rave Culture more books like this by Sylvan Robin add to wishlist The first book to provide a comprehensive exploration of the spiritual and religious dimensions of global rave culture," Trance Formation "is a fascinating study of the rich spiritual subcultures which continue to flourish across the world, from Nevada, to London and Berlin. From warehouse raves and clubs, to "Burning Man" and the "Love Parade", ... see all copies from $22.50! new only from $28.15! \| signed copies \| SVS
4	Generation Ecstasy more books like this by Simon Reynolds add to wishlist The rave generation is commonly supposed to have come of age around the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the '90s in an explosion of electronic dance music and recreational drugs. But, as British music writer Simon Reynolds shows in GENERATION ECSTACY, his wide-ranging analysis of the genre, its beginnings lay in techno, the pulsating ... see all copies from $2.91! new only from $8.24! \| first editions
5	The Answer Is Always Yes more books like this by Monica Ferrell add to wishlist This darkly exuberant debut novel--by turns a fierce, funny coming-of-age story and a teasing work of literary suspense--traces the precipitous rise and fall of a teenage impresario at the zenith of the New York club scene. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Raving lunacy : clubbed to death : adventures on the rave scene more books like this by Dave Courtney add to wishlist Dave Courtney, whose autobiography, Stop the Ride, I Want to Get Off, was a huge bestseller, reveals all from another hidden aspect of London's underworld. Notorious in London's criminal underworld, Dave is also a big name in the club and dance scene. Raving Lunacy is the story of this double life, and how one world spilled over into the other. ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $21.47! \| first editions
7	Altered State (Old Edition) more books like this by Matthew Collin, John Godfrey add to wishlist When Ecstasy was first mixed with house music sometime during the 1980s, the reaction triggered a diverse youth movement. It affected music, fashion, the law, government policy and other areas of public and private life. This work trails the drug from California, through New York and onwards in the history of Ecstasy and the culture and politics ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $10.61! \| first editions
8	Rave America: New School Dancescapes more books like this by Mireille Silcott add to wishlist For the last three years the sale of Technics 1200 turntables (used by DJs in-clubs) have outstripped those of electric guitars. American raves have gone from parties involving a few hundred people to commercially sponsored festivals drawing tens of thousands of fans. Clubland America is the first book devoted to this massive phenomenon. Through ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Fight, Flight, or Chill: Subcultures, Youth, and Rave Into the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Brian Wilson add to wishlist Rave is one of the first distinct and significant youth subcultures to emerge since the early days of punk rockers and skinheads. A middle-class culture renowned for drug use, computer-generated "techno" music, and all-night dance parties, rave has been described as everything from a drug cult to a neo-hippie community. Brian Wilson uses his ... see all copies from $4.60! new only from $20.57! \| SVS
10	E, the Incredibly Strange History of Ecstasy more books like this by Tim Pilcher add to wishlist This is the most comprehensive and contemporary book ever written on the cultural influences of the drug that changed the world.The first book of its kind, "E, the Incredibly Strange History of Ecstasy" examines every aspect of MDMA, from its creation in a German lab just before the First World War, its use as a psychiatrist's tool in the 70s, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.68! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Searching for the Perfect Beat: Flyer Designs of the American Rave Scene more books like this by Earth Program, Jason A Jordan, Summer Forest Hoeckel add to wishlist Rave culture has provided a wealth of innovative graphic design, and this book aims to feature the best examples of club flyers created to promote rave events. The book examines the American rave scene and chronicles the progression of styles and forms. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
12 view cover	Disco biscuits more books like this by Sarah Champion add to wishlist Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the birth of Acid House, this anthology of new stories includes works by Alan Warner, Irvine Welsh and Jeff Noon. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
13 view cover	Rave Culture: An Insider's Overview more books like this by Jimi Fritz add to wishlist see all copies from $12.90! new only from $22.37! \| signed copies
14 view cover	Ministry of Sound : the manual more books like this by Bill Brewster, Frank Broughton, Ministry of Sound (Club) add to wishlist This text is a global survey of the clubbing phenomenon. It looks at the clubs, the DJs, the fashion and the music. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15 view cover	Zero is the Hero more books like this by Violet Headmess add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.05! \| first editions
16 view cover	Rave Culture and Religion more books like this by Graham St John add to wishlist Rave Culture and Religion explores the role of the technocultural rave in the spiritual life of contemporary youth. Documenting the socio-cultural and religious parameters of rave and post-rave phenomena at various locations around the globe, scholars of contemporary religion, dance ethnologists, sociologists and other cultural observers unravel ... see all copies from $30.49! new only from $30.49! \| SVS
17 view cover	Once in a lifetime : the crazy days of Acid House and afterwards more books like this by Jane Bussmann add to wishlist A nostalgic look at Acid House and the dance and social culture that spawned it. The book sees the key to Acid House as fun, and presents a year-by-year celebration of the decade in anecdotal style. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $28.15!
18 view cover	High Life N Low Down Dirty more books like this by Lisa Verrico add to wishlist A biography of Shaun Ryder, who in the company of his bands The Happy Mondays and Black Grape, has lived the rock and roll life to the full and had a significant impact on British popular music. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $5.95!
19 view cover	The A-Z of club culture : twenty years of losing it more books like this by Ben Osborne add to wishlist Expanding on Ben Osborne's column in "The Guardian", this is a guide to 20 years of club culture. Drawing on research, interviews with DJs and musicians, and stories from the clubbers, it discusses who's who and what's what in contemporary dance. It runs the gamut from afro-funk, handbag and hardbag, to zion train and zippies. It also includes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.98! \| first editions
20 view cover	Altered State, Updated Edition: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House more books like this by Matthew Collin, John Godfrey add to wishlist When Ecstasy was first mixed with house music sometime during the 1980s, the reaction triggered a diverse youth movement. It affected music, fashion, the law, government policy and other areas of public and private life. This work trails the drug from California, through New York and onwards in the history of Ecstasy and the culture and politics ... see all copies from $2.09!
21 view cover	Club Drugs more books like this by Hal Marcovitz add to wishlist The substances regarded as club drugs were originally intended to act as painkillers and anesthetics. For the most part ecstasy, ketamine, GHB and Rohypnol have been discarded by physicians due to their side effects and potential for abuse. Nevertheless, the drugs have swept through "rave culture" and are now becoming substances of abuse in other ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.26! \| SVS
22	Ecstasy : sorted & on one more books like this by A. D. Atkins add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! first editions
23 view cover	Energy flash : a journey through rave music and dance culture more books like this by Simon Reynolds add to wishlist This work tells the story of rave culture and explores the origins of this dance music, chronicling the ways in which its reverberations have influenced 1990s pop. Examining the music as well as the drugs, the book traces how Chicago house and Detroit techno catalyzed the rave and "Madchester" ferment of 1988-90, then follows the music into the ... see all copies from $57.18!
24 view cover	The Book on E: All about Ecstasy more books like this by Push Silcott, Mireille Silcott, Push add to wishlist An estimated one million Ecstasy pills are consumed every weekend and this book explores what kind of people take it, why they take it, and if there's a typical Ecstasy user. It explores the contents of the drug, the effects of it, and what the future holds for the "E" generation. see all copies from $11.99!
25 view cover	Adventures in Wonderland : a decade of club culture more books like this by Sheryl Garratt add to wishlist This work charts the rise of house music from its roots in the underground, black, gay scene in Chicago. It discusses how the "rave" scene has changed the face of youth culture, and addresses the issues of drugs and commercialization. There are interviews with key players and stars. see all copies from $4.66!

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