"This shocking blow-by-blow account chronicles the rise and fall of international art dealer Tod Volpe who, at the height of his success, had a clientele that included such stars as Andy Warhol, Barb
"This intimate pocket-sized guide to the City of Roses features quirky eccentricities known only to locals, such as the weather machine in Pioneer Courthouse Square, the International Rose Test Garde
Offbeat movie buffs, discerning video renters, and critical viewers will benefit from this roll call of the best overlooked films of the last 70 years. Richard Crouse, film critic and host of televis
"In this timely and alarming account of the corruption and decadence that characterize the world of back-alley stockbrokers, a former broker exposes an ethically twisted, brutal, and cutthroat cultur
"This rich, diverse, and intelligent collection of hip-hop and rap album reviews includes pieces from some of the country's most talented critics on hip-hop music, drawing on a range of expertise fro
"The life and music of Iceland’s Bjork Gudmundsdottir, from her origins as a burgeoning child star and her days spent training on the battleground of Iceland’s notoriously seditious punk scene to her
When asked to name the world’s first major nuclear accident, most people cite the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster. Revealed in this book is one of American history’s
Tracing culinary customs from the Stone Age to the stovetop range, from the raw to the nuked, this book elucidates the factors and myths shaping Americans' eating habits. The diversity of food habits
This compelling look at graffiti explores the many aspects of this shocking, raw, and often vulgar art form that are not typically discussed. The hearts and minds of obsessive graffiti writers are rev
Canada has sent more top performers into the wrestling ring than any other country, although this fact has often been hidden by promoters. The Canadian roots of wrestling are celebrated in this fact-f
"This autobiography tells the story of an unassuming young man from rural Canada who worked his way to the top of the world of glitz and glamour, galvanizing the music industry in the process. Detail
Seeing Is Believing is a history of midway attractions and the showmen who have presented them on American midways from the 1870s to World War II. Find out who manufactured the Polly-Moo-Zuke, the Two
Drawing inspiration from sources as varied as Sappho and Rumi, Marilyn Hacker and Dionne Brand, Slip is both an examination of the nature of love and an exploration of form. Contrasting the extreme, e
Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Mystery Novel, 1998 ? Winner of the Dashiell Hammett Award, 1998. Arthur Beauchamp, one of Vancouver’s most heralded criminal lawyers, has moved to a quiet is
The riveting story of one man’s descent into hell. Losing Mariposa is the harrowing memoir of Doug Little’s two-year binge as a compulsive gambler ? a fall from grace that made national front-page hea
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting pits masters of every kind of combat-street fighting, sumo, judo-in matches broadcast around the world. This book chronicles the turbulent history of MMA fighting fro
Highlights the television program about alien/human hybrid teenagers in Roswell, and includes biographies of the cast, an analysis of each episode, and details about the original crash in 1947.
This bold narrative written by the drummer and lyricist for the band Rush shows how Peart tried to stay alive by staying on the move after the loss of his 19-year-old daughter and his wife. The book w
The name Frank Zappa often conjures up the image of a deranged satirist. But for close to thirty years, between 1966 until his untimely death from prostate cancer in 1993, Frank Zappa was one of the m
A witty and irreverent look at the collision of two dangerous subjects -- live television and sex "Sue, I have a question about vaginal odour." The young woman on the phone sounds earnest. On the tele
The decline and fall of the Montreal Expos. In 1969, the Montreal Expos played their first game. Thirty-two years later, the team that once boasted baseball's best farm system is nearly dead. In this
Providing an overview of key religious concepts and exploring Wicca's place within a predominantly Christian society, this book details Wiccan beliefs and reveals the how and why of this burgeoning re
How Linda Died is Frank Davey's account of his wife's decline and death from a brain tumor. What makes this book so special is the life-defining contrasts it records, often in a single breath. At once
Focusing on the needs of leaders in witchcraft, Wicca, and paganism, this guide provides valuable advanced knowledge for well-informed practitioners. Ancient and modern pagan history, pagan beliefs an
San Francisco is two cities: the pretty tourist mecca of glossy travel brochures and the layered, flawed, intoxicating city that San Franciscans actually live in. For those travelers who want to go be
From their initial stints in 1991 at the local bars of Charlottesville, Virginia, to selling more than 20 million CDs and becoming one of North America’s most successful touring acts, this book chroni
Jill Lawless arrived in Mongolia in the late 1990s to find a country waking from centuries of isolation, at once rediscovering its heritage as a nomadic and Buddhist society and simultaneously discov
Everything you wanted to know about the direction of Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and Barton Fink. A terrified woman plunges a knife through the hand of her pursuer. A leftwing playwright turns to the wom
Heralded as the best actress of her generation by Steven Spielberg, Claire Danes' young life and successful?career?is?chronicled in this biography. From her childhood growing up in New York City's tre
When Raeburn Flerlage was asked to take a picture of Memphis Slim in 1959, he began a career that would produce some of the most fascinating and important photos ever taken of blues musicians. By shoo
This essay collection reflects the scope and reach of Leonard Cohen’s influence. It ranges from academic essays that consider the treatment of the Holocaust in Cohen’s poetry, aspects of
The characters in this story collection are like electrons: as they spin they attempt to overcome their potential differences, they move in and out of each other's orbits, emitting, as they do, a few
Peta Wilson has joined the ranks of television’s new breed of kick-ass heroines in La Femme Nikita, in which she brings an extraordinary mix of compassion, vulnerability, and tough-as-nails str
A journey back to the glory years of traveling adult entertainment, this book chronicles the carnivals, the scams, and, of course, the women (and men) who performed in girl shows. Featuring200
A behind-the-scenes look at the spectacle of wrestling, its history, fans, and biggest names: from Gorgeous George to Hulk Hogan, from WWF mastermind Vince McMahon to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin—
The third and final installment of the trilogy, this novel reveals the what happens in a town that can't get to sleep at night, where everybody's embarrassed but nobody is mentioning the mess. The boo
There are dozens of published guides to New York City, nearly all of them covering the same well-trodden territory of pricey restaurants, major hotels, and shopping at pick-your-pocket prices. Here's
