Search Results: Cultural Studies from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very nice first pirnting of this look at how the desires of women are shaped by culture. Fine in a NF jacket, with a just a bit of shelfwear.

New York: Barnes & Noble, 2003. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A collection of popular urban legends. Originally published in 1989, these are pre-Internet-era urban legends and their origins. First printing of Barnes & Noble reprint edition. Book is fine with nearly fine jacket (very slight wear top front edge). No remainder marks, quite nice copy. From one of America's foremost experts on the urban legend.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of Chicago Tribune reporter's look at the ill-fated municipal ban on foie gras. First printing, NF with a bit of wear to head and foot of spine, and a touch of soil to rear jacket panel.

New York: Random House Inc, 1999. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A nice copy of this look at the history and identit of a small town in Massachusetts. First printing, only notable flaw is a touch of soil to bottom edge of page block.

New York: Harpercollins, 2001. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A fascinating look at the lives of dwarfs --an outgrowth of a magazine piece that led to a fascinating exploration for this author. Fine in a near fine jacket, this is a first printing.

New York: Penguin, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Examines perceptions of the West from the Islamist perspective. First printing, Near fine in a near fine jacket--light wear to jacket, remainder mark to bottom edge, otherwise a great copy.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Follow up from author of Bobos in Paradise, this is a nice copy, NF in VG jacket (some corner wear, light shelfwear). First printing. Appears an unread copy.

New York: Random House, 2001. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Nice copy of this acclaimed memoir of Gopnik's life with his family in France. Near fine in wraps.

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy . Paper. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very nice Advance Reader's Copy of new title from the author of Black Hawk Down. As new in pictorial wraps.

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.: Indiana University Press, 1978. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Collection of widely varied pieces of folklore (stories, jokes, etc) from the African American experience. Decent reading copy--some soil to edges, corners bent, a few small marks internally.

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. I guess my question would be try and find some reason the Christian Right ISN'T wrong, but then again, I don't need much convincing. If you know someone who does, this is the book for you. As new--unread in a flawless jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A lovely first printing of this book from classicist, linguist and translator Susan Morrow. A look at how humans and the greater natural world are linked. Fine in a fine jacket.