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Love to Love You Bradys
ECW Press 2009; US$ 16.95Chronicling a production rife with conflictsfrom drug addiction and power struggles to sexuality and weight issuesthis behind-the-scenes history of the rarely seen Brady Bunch Variety Hour investigates how the show was conceived, produced, and ended up ranked one of the Worst Shows of All-Time.” Featuring hundreds of never-before-published... more...
Grenzen der Literatur
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 182.00The concept of "literature" is notoriously vague and defies definition, yet at the same time it is indispensable in an age where traditional subject boundaries are breaking down. This volume discusses possible ways of defining the concept in such a manner that it can be productively deployed heuristically in varied historical and cultural contexts.... more...
My Life as an Experiment
Simon & Schuster 2009; US$ 15.00One man. Ten extraordinary quests. Bestselling author and human guinea pig A. J. Jacobs puts his life to the test and reports on the surprising and entertaining results. He goes undercover as a woman, lives by George Washington?s moral code, and impersonates a movie star. He practices "radical honesty," brushes his teeth with the world?s most rational... more...
You Know You're 60 When . . .
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 9.99Are you ?getting on in years,? or know someone who is? Thinking of changing your birth certificate to show a more favorable birth date? You may lie about your age, but your age won?t lie to you! Not sure how to tell when you?re about to reach that fun sixtieth birthday? Here are some clues: WebMD is your home page When asked, ?Who?s... more...
The CSI Effect
Lexington Books 2009; US$ 36.99The CSI Effect: Television, Crime, and Governance demonstrates that CSI's appeal cannot be disentangled from its production as a televisual text or the broader discourses and practices that circulate within our social landscape. This groundbreaking interdisciplinary collection bridges the gap between the study of popular culture media and the study... more...
Inter-Actions
University Press of America 2009; US$ 32.99The conversation between religion and culture, drama and Christianity, needs to be ongoing. This book is a contribution to the dialogue, asking questions, pointing towards possible answers, and encouraging others to join in the conversation. more...
Imagination of Evil
Continuum International Publishing 2009; US$ 110.00From its growth in Europe in the nineteenth century, detective fiction has developed into one of the most popular genres of literature and popular culture more widely. In this monograph, Mary Evans examines detective fiction and its complex relationship to the modern and to modernity. She focuses on two key themes: the moral relationship of detection... more...
I'm Dying Up Here
PublicAffairs 2009; US$ 14.95In the mid-1970s, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Andy Kaufman, Richard Lewis, Robin Williams, Elayne Boosler, Tom Dreesen, and several hundred other shameless showoffs and incorrigible cutups from all across the country migrated en masse to Los Angeles, the new home of Johnny Carson?s Tonight Show . There, in a late-night world of sex, drugs, dreams... more...
Women and Experience in Later Medieval Writing
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 100.00This volume examines the common medieval notion of life experience as a source of wisdom and traces that theme through different texts and genres to uncover the fabric of experience woven into the writings by, for, and about women. more...
Campbell's Scoop
Scarecrow Press 2010; US$ 44.99At the request of her many fans, Patty Campbell has selected some of her best essays, articles, columns, and speeches on the subject of YA literature. Editor of the Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature series, Campbell provides passionate commentaries about young adult literature and its future. more...









