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Everyday Life & Pop Culture

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7031378.gif AMERICAN BEE: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds.
By James Maguire. Remainder Item #7031378 Pub at $24.95 - Our Price $5.95


7319509.gif AMERICAN GREEN: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn.
By Ted Steinberg. Remainder Item #7319509 Pub at $24.95 - Our Price $2.95


7116365.gif AMERICAN VISUAL CULTURES.
Edited By D. Holloway & J. Beck. Remainder Item #7116365 Pub at $44.95 - Our Price $5.95


BLACK LIKE YOU: Blackface, Whiteface, Insult & Imitation in American Popular Culture.
By John Strausbaugh. Remainder Item #7132395 Pub at $24.95 - Our Price $4.95


7244282.gif BOOKED: The Last 150 Years Told Through Mug Shots.
By Giacomo Papi. Remainder Item #7244282 Pub at $16.95 - Our Price $4.95


1656171.gif BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: A Centennial History.
By Chuck Wills. Current Item #1656171 Pub at $35.00 - Our Price $23.95


720955X.gif CHANGE YOUR UNDERWEAR TWICE A WEEK: Lessons from the Golden Age of Classroom Filmstrips.
By Danny Gregory. Remainder Item #720955X Pub at $18.95 - Our Price $3.95


7268262.gif CHEAP LAFFS: The Art of the Novelty Item.
By M. Newgarden & Picturebox, Inc. Remainder Item #7268262 Pub at $19.95 - Our Price $4.95


7306903.gif CLUBLIFE: Thugs, Drugs, and Chaos at New York City's Premier Nightclubs.
By Rob the Bouncer Fitzgerald. Remainder Item #7306903 Pub at $24.95 - Our Price $5.95


7060963.gif DO'S AND DON'TS OF YESTERYEAR: A Treasury of Early American Folk Wisdom.
By Eric Sloane. Current Item #7060963 Pub at $9.95 - Our Price $6.95


7171889.gif DON'T EAT THIS BOOK: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America.
By Morgan Spurlock. Remainder Item #7171889 Our Price $3.95


718834X.gif THE DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT.
By Michael Karl Witzel. Remainder Item #718834X Pub at $9.99 - Our Price $2.95


7396759.gif FAST FOOD NATION: What the All-American Meal Is Doing to the World.
By Eric Schlosser. Remainder Item #7396759 Our Price $5.95


7381352.gif THE GREATEST CIRCUS STORIES EVER TOLD: Amazing Stories of Life Under the Big Top.
Edited By Stephen Vincent Brennan. Remainder Item #7381352 Pub at $24.95 - Our Price $5.95


1657445.gif GROUNDHOG DAY.
By Don Yoder. Remainder Item #1657445 Pub at $19.95 - Our Price $5.95


7089325.gif THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING: The History of Top 40 Radio.
By Ben Fong-Torres. This book includes a CD. Remainder Item #7089325 Pub at $19.95 - Our Price $5.95


7334001.gif HOLLYWOOD, INTERRUPTED: Insanity Chic in Babylon--The Case Against Celebrity.
By A. Breitbart & M. Ebner. Remainder Item #7334001 Pub at $27.95 - Our Price $3.95


6272894.gif HOME: The Blueprints of Our Lives.
Edited By John Edwards et al. Remainder Item #6272894 Pub at $29.95 - Our Price $6.95


7203535.gif HOW TO TELL A SECRET: Tips, Tricks & Techniques for Breaking Codes & Conveying Covert Information.
By P.J. Huff & J.G. Lewin. Remainder Item #7203535 Pub at $14.95 - Our Price $3.95


6062814.gif THE HUNGRY GENE: The Science of Fat and the Future of Thin.
By Ellen Ruppel Shell. Remainder Item #6062814 Pub at $25.00 - Our Price $2.95


THE IDEALS TREASURY OF FAITH IN AMERICA.
Edited By Patricia A. Pingry. Remainder Item #7443978 Pub at $10.95 - Our Price $4.95


6315380.gif ILLEGAL TENDER: Gold, Greed, and the Mystery of the Lost 1933 Double Eagle.
By David Tripp. Remainder Item #6315380 Pub at $26.00 - Our Price $4.95


7161875.gif JEANS: A Cultural History of an American Icon.
By James Sullivan. Remainder Item #7161875 Pub at $26.00 - Our Price $3.95


7351747.gif JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH: Toys, Games, and Other Stuff from the '80s That Rocked.
By M. Robinson & J. Karp. Remainder Item #7351747 Pub at $18.95 - Our Price $6.95


7080840.gif MEN OF TOMORROW: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book.
By Gerard Jones. Remainder Item #7080840 Pub at $26.00 - Our Price $4.95


7054459.gif MONOPOLY: The World's Most Famous Game & How It Got That Way.
By Philip E. Orbanes. Remainder Item #7054459 Pub at $26.00 - Our Price $5.95


6176658.gif MOONSHINE! Recipes, Tall Tales, Drinking Songs, Historical Stuff, Knee Slappers, How to Make It, How to Drink It, Pleasin' the Law, Recoverin' the Next Day.
By Matthew B. Rowley. Current Item #6176658 Pub at $14.95 - Our Price $9.95


THE MOTEL IN AMERICA.
By John A. Jakle et al. Remainder Item #6204643 Pub at $23.95 - Our Price $7.95


7390432.gif MUSCLE BEACH.
By Marla Matzer Rose. Remainder Item #7390432 Pub at $16.95 - Our Price $3.95


NO SPEED LIMIT: The Highs and Lows of Meth.
By Frank Owen. Remainder Item #7383304 Pub at $24.95 - Our Price $4.95


7160178.gif PICTURING EXTRATERRESTRIALS: Alien Images in Modern Culture.
By John F. Moffitt. Remainder Item #7160178 Pub at $30.00 - Our Price $5.95


710443X.gif SEE YOU ON THE RADIO.
By Charles Osgood. This item is a CD. Current Item #710443X Pub at $18.95 - Our Price $12.95


7366566.gif A TV GUIDE TO LIFE: How I Learned Everything I Needed to Know from Watching Television.
By Jeff Alexander. Remainder Item #7366566 Pub at $14.00 - Our Price $4.95


731244X.gif A TIME TO EVERY PURPOSE: The Four Seasons in American Culture.
By Michael Kammen. Remainder Item #731244X Pub at $39.95 - Our Price $4.95


7254849.gif UNDER THE INFLUENCE: The Disinformation Guide to Drugs.
Edited By Preston Peet. Current Item #7254849 Pub at $24.95 - Our Price $16.95


745287X.gif UNDER THE TREE: The Toys and Treats That Made Christmas Special, 1930-1970.
By Susan Waggoner. Remainder Item #745287X Pub at $16.95 - Our Price $6.95


7327544.gif WAS IT GOOD FOR YOU, TOO? 30 Years of Cosmopolitan.
By Linda Kelsey. Remainder Item #7327544 Our Price $6.95


WHEN EVERYBODY ATE AT SCHRAFFT'S: Memories, Pictures, and Recipes from a Very Special Restaurant Empire.
By Joan Kanel Slomanson. Current Item #7234554 Pub at $16.95 - Our Price $12.95



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